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O youth! you see here seriousness and play, / If this print picture pleases you well, / Also other pastimes; / Then let it amuse your spirit.
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O youth! you see here seriousness and play, / If this print picture pleases you well, / Also other pastimes; / Then let it amuse your spirit.

Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van · 1761 - 1804 · 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 12 depictions of children's games and activities, including reading, fishing, and ice skating. Under each image a six-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 103.

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Credit lineO jeugd! gy ziet hier ernst en spel, / Behaagt dit printtafreel u wel, / Ook tydverdryvende andre zaaken; / Laat het dan uwen geest vermaaken. 1761 - 1804. Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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