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Amuse yourself with this flock of birds! / You see here fewer than / A hundred pieces, they will all, O youth! please your eyes
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Amuse yourself with this flock of birds! / You see here fewer than / A hundred pieces, they will all, O youth! please your eyes

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 scenes, each with four winged animals, such as birds, an owl, a bat and a butterfly, the so-called 'Groote Vogelkooi' (Great Birdcage). Below each scene the names of the animals. Numbered top right: No. 75.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printflying mammals: batbirdsinsects: butterfly
Credit lineVermaakt u met deez' vooglen-schaar! / Gy ziet 'er hier minder maar, / Als honderd stuks, zy zullen allen / ô jeugd! uwe oogen wel bevallen. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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