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Reserved and Dissolute Maidservants
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Reserved and Dissolute Maidservants

Thomas Hellyer · 1796-05-01 · etching; stippelwerk; paper

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

About this work

The modest maid is ironing, while the dissipated one amuses herself with a group of suitors and is watched by an old servant. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printironingchastity versus sensualityproverbs, sayings, etc.couple of lovers
Credit lineIngetogen en losbandige dienstmeiden. 1796-05-01. Thomas Hellyer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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