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Hand-coloured print of a seated dog with a collar and a seated cat on a checkered floor, with Dutch captions above.

This Dog Does Not Bark; This Cat Does Not Steal Food

A hand-coloured print of a seated dog on the left and a seated cat on the right, both facing forward on a checkered tiled floor. Bold lettering reads "DEHONT" and "ENKAT" above them, with Dutch captions along the top and bottom borders.

Artist
Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis (mentioned on object)
Date
1715-1813
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3018 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1813.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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