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See here, O youth! with pleasure, the tightrope dancers, / That go bravely on; that makes your senses glad; / Behold there besides also the balancing, jumping, / And how those artists can control their limbs.
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See here, O youth! with pleasure, the tightrope dancers, / That go bravely on; that makes your senses glad; / Behold there besides also the balancing, jumping, / And how those artists can control their limbs.

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 12 depictions of acrobats tightrope walking, at the bottom some tumblers. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered: No. 117.

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Credit lineZie hier, ô jeugd! met lust, de koordendanssery, / Dat gaat 'er stout op af; dat maakt uw zinnen bly; / Beschouw daar nevens ook het balanceeren, springen, / En hoe die kunstenaars hun leden kunnen dw. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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