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See here, oh children! the four main elements together / Represented; air, water, fire and earth / Read their names, / Think further what power lies in their operation, / And please your senses with this print through sight
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See here, oh children! the four main elements together / Represented; air, water, fire and earth / Read their names, / Think further what power lies in their operation, / And please your senses with this print through sight

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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Four medallions with depictions of the four elements. Between the medallions a trophy with flowers, fruits, weapons and musical instruments. In the lower margin a verse in two columns. Numbered top right: No. 64.

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Credit lineZiet hier, ô kinderen! de vier hoofdstoffen samen / Verbeeld; lucht, water, vuur en aarde / Leest haar naamen, / Denkt verder welk een kracht in haare werking ligt, / En streel met deeze prent uw zinn. 1715 - 1813. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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