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Children, if you still wish to see and read something, / Then let this print be something new for you
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 9 depictions of children's games and activities, such as hoop rolling, riding a hobbyhorse, and playing soldier. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: No. 41.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKinders hebt ge lust nog wat te zien en wat te lezen, / Laat lieve dan deze prent weer wat nieuws voor u wezen. 1850 - 1870. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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