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Wife of a Dutch Navigator / A Sailor's Wife in Amsterdam
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Shipper's wife from Holland, standing to the right, seen from the back at an angle, a market tub (shavings with metal hoops) on the right arm. Over a cap sticking out on both sides of the face a large, round pointed hat. Wide pleated collar. Sleeveless, tailored jacket trimmed with fur along the hem. Loose-falling, ankle-length skirt over bum pad over which white apron. Slippers with block heel.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineNavigatoris Hollandici Vxor / Ein Shiffers Weib zu Amsterdam. 1644. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
