Hip picture to the left, in traditional costume, with a closed book on the spine of which is written "jg claus". "our picture of a brunswick farmer's daughter with the 'spanish millstone collar' still represents an old costume that has not been changed by empire clothing or similar, and thus manifests an independence that remains in the traditional, which is not based on modern urban clothing, but rather exaggerates the traditional forms - and can then die out very quickly. " sigrid and wolfgang jacobeit: illustrierte alltagsgeschichte des deutschen volkes, volume 1, 1550-1810, 2nd edition, cologne 1988, p. 135 with illustration. Object Type: Painting. Date: 1836. Dimensions: 43,5 x 34,8 cm. Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Georgine Claus. Collection: Städtisches Museum Braunschweig. Johann Heusinger Bildnis Georgine Claus (1814-1900) (E04)
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