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Vigilance and the pursuit of virtue, sources of happiness and joy. / Are proclaimed to you, dear youth, in these fable prints!
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 4 depictions of a battle between a cat and mice, and a battle between a fox and chickens. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 57.
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Credit lineWaakzaamheid en deugdsbetrachting, bronnen van geluk en vreugd. / Worden in deez' fabelprenten, u verkondigd, lieve jeugd!. 1850 - 1870. Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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