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Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

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Artworks associated with “When Your Purse Is Empty, You Eat Bones Not Bacon”

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Poverty is Easier to Bear Than Luxury

c. 1592

engraving and letterpress on laid paper Accession ID 2004.2.5

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The Wisdom of Fools

c. 1592

engraving and letterpress on laid paper Accession ID 2004.2.4

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Do Not Spend Your Savings Too Soon

c. 1592

engraving and letterpress on laid paper Accession ID 2004.2.1

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The Scales of Marriage

c. 1592

engraving and letterpress on laid paper Accession ID 2004.2.2

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The Bagpipe Must Be Filled

c. 1592

engraving and letterpress on laid paper Accession ID 2004.2.3

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Six Proverbs

c. 1592

complete set of 6 engravings on laid paper Accession ID 2004.2.1-6

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