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It is Pentecost, and the flowers shine / in gardens, fields, green valleys [(...)]
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It is Pentecost, and the flowers shine / in gardens, fields, green valleys [(...)]

1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with a large depiction of a group of children walking along houses singing and collecting money. Two children carry a stick in their hand and a flower wreath on their head. These are the Whitsun bride and groom. Below the image a poem in three columns. Numbered top right: No. 28.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printPentecost, Whitsunday
Credit line'T is Pinkster, en de bloemen praalen / in hoven, velden, groene daalen [(...)]. 1715 - 1813. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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