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The Struggle for the Trousers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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In a landscape seven women fight for the breeches of a man, who stands to the right in the background and has one of his hands in his hair. Some women even use an attribute, like a shoe, to get the breeches. In the margin a Dutch verse in six columns.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe strijd om de broek. 1610 - 1663. Cornelis van Kittensteyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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