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She Must Be Pretty, the Fashion of These Days, / Since Even Animals Want to Wear It Now / The Fashion of Our Days (Who Could Conceive It) / Even Over the Beasts Exercises Its Power
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She Must Be Pretty, the Fashion of These Days, / Since Even Animals Want to Wear It Now / The Fashion of Our Days (Who Could Conceive It) / Even Over the Beasts Exercises Its Power

Philippus Jacobus Brepols · 1800 - 1833 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Satirical print on fashion. Sheet with 12 depictions of various figures and animals in the latest fashion. Below each depiction a two-line verse in Dutch and French. Numbered bottom right: No. 13.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineZy moet doch aardig zyn, de mode van deés dagen, / Mits dat de dieren zelfs die als nu willen dragen / La mode de nos jours (qui peut le concevoir) / Envers les Bêtes même exerce son poivoir. 1800 - 1833. Philippus Jacobus Brepols. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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