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The Life of Jan de Wasser
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The Life of Jan de Wasser

anonymous · 1842 - 1866 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 images from the life of Jan de Wasser, a man who has to do all the household work from his wife Griet, who wears the trousers. Under each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 35. Subject headings within the Atlas of Manners and Customs: Manners and Customs in the Narrower Sense, The Beginning, Middle and End of Man, Childhood – Children's Play and Children's Prints.

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printpopular printhen-pecked husband
Credit lineHet leven van Jan de Wasser. 1842 - 1866. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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