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The Trousers Fight
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The Trousers Fight

Charles Malbran · 1871 · lithography; hand coloring; paper; watercolor (paint)

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

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The struggle for the breeches. In a messy interior a man and a woman fight over a pair of breeches. The children and the pets try to pull them apart, a neighbor looks on through a window. Below the image a verse in French in four columns. Numbered top right: 8. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Daily life; folk humor, satire and superstition.

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Credit lineStrijd om de broek. 1871. Charles Malbran. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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