Ziet, kind'ren! 't bedrijf van Steven van der Klok, / In alles wat hij doet, heeft hij het even drok. / Die Steven was een man, met wiens verscheiden zaken / Gij tot uw tijdsverdrijf, uw zin meê kunt vermaken 1850 - 1870

This undated, small print by weduwe Aldag, now at the Rijksmuseum, presents a series of vignettes, each neatly framed in a grid, colored in muted yellows and blues that lend a quaint, dreamlike quality. The composition, structured as a collection of discrete narratives, reflects an interest in cataloging and ordering experience. Each scene, though simple, is rendered with a linear precision that speaks to broader questions of representation and legibility. This print invites us to consider how the formal structure of image-making can function as a kind of visual taxonomy. The artist's deployment of line is particularly striking. It not only defines the forms within each vignette but also delineates the boundaries between them, emphasizing the constructed nature of these images. This use of line and boundary destabilizes our perception, urging us to question the limits of representation.