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Behold, children! what has now happened, / Of the Washer with his Griet [(...)]
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Behold, children! what has now happened, / Of the Washer with his Griet [(...)]

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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Sheet with 24 scenes from the life of Jan de Wasser, a man who must do all the household work for his wife Griet, who wears the trousers. Depicted with monkeys instead of people. Under each scene a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered at the top center: 124.

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printpopular printhen-pecked husbandmonkeys, apes
Credit lineZiet kinderen! wat nu is geschied, / Van de Wasscher met zijn Griet [(...)]. 1800 - 1833. Philippus Jacobus Brepols. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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