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These boys seek their amusement / Yet all with different pursuits / Merry play suits the youth, / They are created for joy
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Sheet with 12 depictions of children's games and occupations, such as rowing, spinning tops and hoop rolling. Numbered at the top center: 22.
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Credit lineDeez' knapen zoeken hun vermaak / Doch allen met verschillende zaak / Het vrolijk spel past aan de jeugd, / Zij is geschapen tot de vreugd. 1848 - 1881. Lutkie & Cranenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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