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Big Fish Eat Little Fish
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Big Fish Eat Little Fish

anonymous · 1601 - 1652 · engraving; paper

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

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The big fish eat the little fish. A large fish caught on the shore is cut open by a man with a knife, causing many small fish and shells to emerge from the belly and mouth. In the foreground, a rowing boat in which a father points out the spectacle to his son and a fisherman. Below the image, a line in Latin and a line in Dutch.

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printfishesproverbs, sayings, etc.
Credit lineGrote vissen eten de kleine vissen. 1601 - 1652. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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