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The pleasant pastime. Such is the name of all that. / This print-gift shows you, and contains in its kind
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 36 depictions of various occupations, such as archery, kite flying, trumpet playing and hoop rolling. Under each image an inscription. Numbered top right: No. 51.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit line'T vermaaklijk tijdverdrijf. Zoo noemt men alles wat. / Dit prentgeschenk u toont, en in zijn soort bevat. 1850 - 1870. Monogrammist LUB. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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