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Pefroen, who, forced by blood and a box list, / More than an innocent boy, / Finally corrected the wicked wife; / With heavy blows upon her body
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Pefroen, who, forced by blood and a box list, / More than an innocent boy, / Finally corrected the wicked wife; / With heavy blows upon her body

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 24 depictions from the farce 'Pefroen with the Sheep's Head' by Ysbrand Vincent from 1691. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 96.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printadulterysatyr play, farce
Credit linePefroen, die bloed, doos lys gedwongen / Meer dan een onnoozelen jongen / Verbeterd eindlyk 't slechte wyf; / Door digte slagen op haar lyf. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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