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Depiction of how seven women fight over a man's breeches and the woman pulls the breeches right
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 5 depictions of proverbs, including 'Beter een vogel in de hant als thien in de loght' and 'Dese wayt met alle winden'. Under each image a caption.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAfbeeldingh hoe seven wyven vechten om een mans broeck ende de vrou de broeck aentrecht [(...)]. 1700 - 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Depiction of how seven women fight over a man's breeches and the woman pulls the breeches right
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See Gulliver's case, the lands of all the ways, / Described in this print, are located in the moon. / Youth, admire in this picture the passages, / Which Gulliver experienced in his curious voyages
Choose, O children! from the images below, / Your taste, or whether they perhaps pleased your choice and senses / Tachez de faire un choix, enfants, / Dans les sujets de ce présent
O Children, See This Fine Print, / It is Beautiful from One End to the Other / Also Read the Short Rhymes / And Be Cheerful Together
Each does what he prefers in shaping his taste, / One practices in work, and the other in pleasure