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History of Jan the Ape / Aventures de Janot le Singe
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. Below each scene a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered at the top center: no. 32.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGeschiedenis van Jan den Aap / Aventures de Janot le Singe. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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