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A boy holding a mouse trap on his knees and a dead mouse in his right hand sits with his feet immersed in a pool. Line engraving by H. Guttenberg after P.C. van Slingelandt.

A mouse is caught in a mousetrap held by an old woman; a girl pulls on a cord tied to the mouse's tail. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after A. Marinetti, il Chiozzotto.

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A mouse is caught in a mousetrap held by an old woman; a girl pulls on a cord tied to the mouse's tail. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after A. Marinetti, il Chiozzotto.

A boy holding a mouse trap on his knees and a dead mouse in his right hand sits with his feet immersed in a pool. Line engraving by H. Guttenberg after P.C. van Slingelandt.