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See, for the joy of your spirit, / While you read the following below, / oh youth! the most beautiful and strange things, / Which you will be able to make use of
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Leaf with 24 depictions of figures and activities. Below each image a six-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 56.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZie, tot verheuging van uw geest, / Terwyl gy 't onderstaande leest, / ô jeugd! de fraaiste en raarste zaaken, / Die ge tot nut zult kunnen maaken. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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