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See, reader! here the variety / Of the builder's useful labor, (...)
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See, reader! here the variety / Of the builder's useful labor, (...)

Gerrit Oortman · 1794 - 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 the farmer's work in agriculture and livestock farming. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: D.

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Credit lineZie, leezer! hier verscheidenheid / Van bouwmans nutten arrebeid, (...). 1794 - 1804. Gerrit Oortman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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