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Officer Taking Leave of a Lady
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Officer Taking Leave of a Lady

Gesina ter Borch · c. 1654 · brush; calligraphy; paper; pen (veer); ink; watercolor (paint)

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

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Officer taking leave of a lady next to a poem in the form of a military variant of the normally amorous complaint, without indicated melody. The poem takes the form of a farewell song in the old tradition of medieval farewell songs.

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Credit lineOfficier die afscheid neemt van een dame. c. 1654. Gesina ter Borch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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