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Descendant Reading About the History of the Present Time, 1796
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Descendant Reading About the History of the Present Time, 1796

Pieter van Woensel · 1795 - 1796 · etching; paper

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

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Caricature of a man (our descendant) who must both weep and laugh when reading the history of the present time, 1796. At the top two medallions with Heraclitus and Democritus.

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Credit lineNakomeling lezend over de historie van de tegenwoordige tijd, 1796. 1795 - 1796. Pieter van Woensel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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