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The History of Jan the Washer and his Griet / The History of Jean and Marguerite
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 Jan de Wasser, a man who has to do all the household work from his wife Griet, who wears the trousers, here depicted by dogs behaving like humans. Below each image a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the center above: N. 15.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGeschiedenis van Jan de Wasscher en zijn Griet / Histoire de Jean et Marguerite. 1866 - 1902. Franciscus Antonius Beersmans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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