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Official of William the Good
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Official of William the Good

Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate · 1842 · lithography; paper; chine collé

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

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An official of William the Good had taken a profitable cow from a farmer and replaced it with a less good specimen. After the farmer lodged his complaint with the sheriff in Dordrecht it turned out he was colluding with the bailiff. The farmer went to William the Good who on his deathbed realized the man had been wronged. Numbered top right: 7.

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Credit lineAmbtenaar van Willem de Goede. 1842. Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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