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The Milkmaid
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The Milkmaid

anonymous · 1792 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A girl with a sewing box under one arm and a chair under the other, at the door of a sewing school. Above the door a signboard with the text 'Hier leeret men Meisjes Linnen Naajan.' The teacher stands in the doorway. In the background a small drawbridge and a man with large barrels. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Profession and business. Female profession and business. Clothing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printhome sewingrepair of clothes
Credit lineHet Naaimeisie. 1792. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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