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A somewhat vigorous city cleaner
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Alderman Simon de Vries, as a sweeper of the sanitation service, sweeps Moses, Rubens, Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Goethe, Vondel, and Bilderdijk out of the city with a broom, in response to the Amsterdam police ordinance against provocative prints. Subject heading within the Atlas Amsterdam: Police.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineEen wel wat voortvarend stadsreiniger. 1908-12-20. Johan Braakensiek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
