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Lady and a gentleman committing suicide
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Lady and a gentleman committing suicide

Gesina ter Borch · c. 1654 - c. 1658 · 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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A lady turns away from a gentleman committing suicide next to a poem about a hopelessly in-love man threatening suicide, to the tune of 'Eijlaes mijn tweede hardt'.

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Credit lineDame en een heer die zelfmoord pleegt. c. 1654 - c. 1658. Gesina ter Borch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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