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The Production of Linen
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The Production of Linen

Johannes Condet · 1781 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Illustration for the letter L in the 'Patriotic A-B Book, for the Dutch Youth' by J.H. Swilden. Women are outdoors engaged in the production of linen. Under a shelter three women are busy preparing the raw material. In the foreground a woman is spinning. On the grass linen cloths are drying. Below the image a two-line verse. Below the letter a description of the concept.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe productie van linnen. 1781. Johannes Condet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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