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Amuse yourself with this flock of birds! / You see here four less than / A hundred pieces, they will all, / O youth! please your eyes well
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Amuse yourself with this flock of birds! / You see here four less than / A hundred pieces, they will all, / O youth! please your eyes well

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1770 - 1797 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 scenes, each featuring four winged animals, such as birds, an owl, a bat, and a butterfly, the so-called "Great Birdcage." Below each scene the names of the animals. Numbered top right: No. 75.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printflying mammals: batbirdsinsects: butterfly
Credit lineVermaakt u met deez' vooglen-schaar! / Gy ziet 'er hier vier minder maar, / Als honderd stuks, zy zullen allen / ô jeugd! uwe oogen wel bevallen. 1770 - 1797. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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