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Couple dressed as burghers
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Couple dressed as burghers

Cornelis Massijs · 1577 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

In the period in which this series originated 'kreupel' was a generic word to describe a physical impairment of the lower body. This series is social satire. A man with a cap on his head, leaning on a crutch, holds the hand of a woman, who leans on a stick. They are dressed as burghers. Numbered: 6.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePaar gekleed als burgers. 1577. Cornelis Massijs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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