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This ox, so large and fat he is, / Will not escape the butcher's axe, / Fed on grass and hay, / Despite his fair decoration
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Sheet with a large scene of a guild pole (also called a fair pole or prize pole), decorated with flower garlands. Below the scene an eight-line verse in two columns. Numbered top right: No. 47.
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Credit lineDeeze os, zo groot en vet hy is, / Gaat straks des slagters byl niet mis, / Gevoed met gras en hooi, / Ondanks zyn kermis-tooi. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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