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Six fables, dear youth, are presented to you here, / While each verse there mentions the content; (...)
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Sheet with six scenes of various fables. Below each picture a four-line verse. Numbered at the top right: No. 45. Ca. 1800-1850.
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Credit lineZes fab'len, lieve jeugd, word' u hier voorgesteld, / Terwijl elk versje daar den inhoud van vermeld; (...). 1850 - 1870. Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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