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Life of Jan de Wasser
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Life of Jan de Wasser

anonymous · 1800 - 1833 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; hand coloring; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 depictions from the life of Jan de Wasser, a man who must do all the household work for his wife Griet, who wears the trousers. Depicted with monkeys instead of people. Below each depiction a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the center top: 124. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Zeden en Gewoonten in Engeren Zin, Des menschen beging, midden en einde, Kinderleven – Kinderspel en Kinderprenten.

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printpopular printhen-pecked husbandmonkeys, apes
Credit lineLeven van Jan de Wasser. 1800 - 1833. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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