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Once Upon a Time the Tailor, No. 576
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Once Upon a Time the Tailor, No. 576

anonymous · c. 1830 - c. 1840 · lithography; hand coloring; paper

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

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Scales on which a goat is weighed against a large group of men (tailors). With a song about the tailors gradually getting drunk. The goat also has its function here.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printcaricaturescaleshe-goat, billy-goattailor, dressmaker
Credit lineEs war is einmal die schneider, No. 576. c. 1830 - c. 1840. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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