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The Renewed Jan the Washer
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The Renewed Jan the Washer

weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm · 1800 - 1850 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 scenes of the life of Jan de Wasscher, a man who must do all the household work because his wife (who wears the trousers) does not. Below each plate a two-line verse. c. 1800-1850. Numbered top right: No. 35.

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printpopular printhen-pecked husband
Credit lineDe Vernieuwde Jan de Wasscher. 1800 - 1850. weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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