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Soldier Picking Fruit and a Young Lady
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Soldier Picking Fruit and a Young 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.

About this work

Soldier picking fruit and a young lady next to a moralizing poem about female modesty and reserve, packaged in the form of a fruit metaphor. At the bottom, Gesina added an aphorism.

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Credit lineFruit plukkende soldaat en een jongedame. c. 1654. Gesina ter Borch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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