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See in this print the cheerfulness of Saartje Jansz, the kitchen maid
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See in this print the cheerfulness of Saartje Jansz, the kitchen maid

W. van Bergen · 1818 - 1828 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 depictions from the life of Saar Jansz. She works as a kitchen maid but is dismissed because she uses too much expensive peat for cooking. She then becomes a soldier. Under each image a two-line poem. Numbered top right: No. 61.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printthe soldierthe soldier's lifekitchen-maid, kitchen servant
Credit lineZie in deez' prent de vrolijkheid, van Saartje Jansz de keukenmeid. 1818 - 1828. W. van Bergen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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