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If the world is to go well, / Then everyone must stand in his place, / The man at work, the woman at home; / If order is overturned, it is not well
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If the world is to go well, / Then everyone must stand in his place, / The man at work, the woman at home; / If order is overturned, it is not well

Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn. · 1850 - 1870 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 24 scenes of Jan de Wasser, a man who must do all the household work for his wife Griet (who wears the trousers). Below each picture a two-line verse. Numbered at the top right: No. 29. Ca. 1800-1850.

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printpopular printhen-pecked husband
Credit lineAls 't in de wereld goed zal gaan, / Dan moet elk op zijn plaatsje staan, / De man aan 't werk, de vrouw in huis; / Als de orde omkeert, is 't niet pluis. 1850 - 1870. Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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