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Swedish peasant accompanied by two peasant women
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Swedish peasant accompanied by two peasant women

Bernard Picart · 1704 - 1707 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Figures in costume. The print has a title in Swedish and a caption in French. Below the depiction a six-line poem in French and in Swedish.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
kostuumprentprintEuropeans (with NAME) (+ costume)farmersZweden
Credit lineZweedse boer vergezeld door twee boerinnen. 1704 - 1707. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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