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See Jan the Washer, or Jan Hen, always slandered, / When he lets Griet Helleveeg be the master of the house. / Beware of their marriage and all their misdeeds. / No suitor follows the man, no maiden follows the wife
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See Jan the Washer, or Jan Hen, always slandered, / When he lets Griet Helleveeg be the master of the house. / Beware of their marriage and all their misdeeds. / No suitor follows the man, no maiden follows the wife

A. Robyn · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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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 for his wife Griet, who is wearing trousers. Below each image a verse. Numbered top right: No. 67.

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printpopular printhen-pecked husband
Credit lineZiet Jan de Wasscher, of Jan Hen, altoos mispreezen, / Daar hy Griet Helleveeg de haan van 't huis laat weezen. / Ziet van hun trouwen af, al hun verkeerd bedryf. / Geen vryer volg'dien man, geen vrys. 1715 - 1813. A. Robyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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