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A Man of Feeling in Search
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
At the heart of the mayhem in this milliner's workshop, the Dutch stadtholder's profile is instantly recognizable. The printmaker capitalized on both the prince's reputation as a ladies' man and his poor eyesight. Feeling his way up the skirts of a shocked seamstress, the stadtholder attempts to discover the precise location of her 'indispensible' – a kind of pouch women wore beneath their gowns.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEen man van gevoel op zoek. 1800-02-12. James Gillray. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.