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Behold, O youth! this print; laugh freely at this plate, But also read attentively what is written below it
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with a large depiction of quack doctor Jurgen at the fair. On a stage before the audience, the quack doctor, together with his accomplices, the harlequin Hansworst, his wife and a monkey with a clyster syringe, praises his medicines. Below the depiction a verse in two columns. Numbered top right: O.
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Credit lineBeschouw, ô jeugd! deez' print; lach vrij bij deeze plaat, Maar lees aandachtig ook het geen 'er onder staat. 1805 - 1808. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Behold, O youth! this print; laugh freely at this plate, But read attentively also what is written below it
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This print shows you the beginning of man's estate on earth, / When childhood already brings a thousand sorrows. / And parental care must guard its tender strength, / O youth! repay that care through obedience