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The Deez' Animals Run in the Field and Not on the Street; Read What Follows Below for Your Instruction
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 4 depictions of animals: horse, cow, camel and goat. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: 31.
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Credit lineDeez' Dieren loopen in 't Veld en niet op straat, Leest tot uw Leering het geen hier onder staat. 1739 - 1786. Jan van Lee. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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