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The good Creator gave in His all-wise governance, / For the nourishment of man the irrational animals (...)
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The good Creator gave in His all-wise governance, / For the nourishment of man the irrational animals (...)

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 twelve scenes of breeding and slaughtering cattle and pigs. Below each picture a four-line verse. Numbered at the top right: No. 32. Ca. 1800-1850.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printbutcher, slaughterman
Credit lineDe goede Schepper gaf in Zijn alwijs bestieren, / Tot voeding van den mensch de redelooze dieren (...). 1850 - 1870. Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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