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Do you wish to see the Rarekiek, / Come here then, old and young people. / The man is ready, the print begins, / In this Rarekiek print
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Do you wish to see the Rarekiek, / Come here then, old and young people. / The man is ready, the print begins, / In this Rarekiek print

Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn. · 1850 - 1870 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; colour; paper

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

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Sheet with twenty scenes presented by the rarekiek. The first and last pictures show the beginning and end of the performance. Below each picture a four-line verse. Numbered at the top right: No. 30. Ca. 1800-1850.

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Credit lineWilt gij de Rarekiek eens zien, / Komt hier dan, oude en jonge liên. / De man is klaar, de prent begint, / In deze Rarekiekenprint. 1850 - 1870. Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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