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Here one finds trade and livelihood, / Each earns his bread in his own way. / Whether on the street or in the shops, / But never at the French fairs
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Here one finds trade and livelihood, / Each earns his bread in his own way. / Whether on the street or in the shops, / But never at the French fairs

Lutkie & Cranenburg · 1848 - 1881 · 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 20 depictions of street vendors. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered at the top center: No. 54.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printstreet-tradermerchant, salesman
Credit lineHier vindt men nering en vertier, / Elk wint zijn brood op zijn manier. / 't Zij op de straat of in de winkels, / Maar nimmer bij de fransche kinkels. 1848 - 1881. Lutkie & Cranenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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