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See Jan the Washer, or Jan Hen, always spoken ill of, / Where he lets Griet Helleveeg be the hen of the house. / See their marriage, all their misdeeds. / No suitor follows that man, no maiden follows that wife
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Sheet with 24 scenes from the life of Jan de Wasser, a man who must do all the household work for his wife Griet, who wears the trousers. Below each image a verse. Numbered top right: No. 67.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit 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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