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The husband caught in the act
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The husband caught in the act

Gillis van Breen · 1601 · engraving; paper

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

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A man who squanders his money on a young woman is surprised by his wife and pulled by the hair. The young woman holds the man's purse in her hands. Below the image a Latin verse by Cornelius Schonaeus and in Dutch the curses the wife shouts at her husband: Vindick u hier ay vuylen boef...

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printhead-gear (with NAME)whore, prostitute
Credit lineDe betrapte echtgenoot. 1601. Gillis van Breen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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