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A set of seven qualities / You see here step by step, / As duties proper to virtue / And Religion, take heed of them, ô youth!
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A set of seven qualities / You see here step by step, / As duties proper to virtue / And Religion, take heed of them, ô youth!

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 a large depiction of a staircase of virtues. A staircase with seven steps with on them the personifications of temperance, fortitude, prudence, justice, charity, hope and faith. Below the image a verse in three columns. Numbered top right: No. 101.

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Credit lineEen zevental hoedanigheden / Ziet gy hier trap by trap bekleden, / Als pligten, eigen aan de deugd / En Godsdienst neem ze in acht, ô jeugd!. 1715 - 1813. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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