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Working Woman
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Working Woman

Geertruydt Roghman · 1648 - 1650 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A young woman sits in a room at a table with several books, busy folding a collar or a cap. She is dressed according to bourgeois fashion of ca. 1640 and wears a small cap on her head. A clock hangs on the wall. On the floor, behind her chair, lies a skull on a roll of paper. Numbered bottom right: 2. The print is part of a series of five prints with domestic tasks. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Profession and business. Female profession and business. Clothing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHandwerkende vrouw. 1648 - 1650. Geertruydt Roghman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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