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Pastoral (Part 1)
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Pastoral (Part 1)

Gesina ter Borch · 1650 · calligraphy; paper; pen (veer); ink

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

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Poem on the contrast between the luxury at court and the simplicity of the shepherd's life. Poem to the tune of Een Nieu liedeken van Jaer Anno 1588 (Gesina seems to have accidentally written 1688 instead of 1588, which was the date of the tune she intended to indicate).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePastorale (deel 1). 1650. Gesina ter Borch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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