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Poem with the Last Wish of a Woman
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Poem with the Last Wish of a Woman

Gesina ter Borch · 1649 · calligraphy; paper; pen (veer); ink

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

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Text by Jacob Cats, from his Verhael vol jammers en bedroghs..., Part III of Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trouringh met den proef-steen van den selven, 1637. These are the words an anti-heroine carves into a tree before she dies.

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Credit lineGedicht met de laatste wens van een vrouw. 1649. Gesina ter Borch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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