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A gentleman paying court to a lady
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A gentleman paying court to a lady

Gesina ter Borch · 1658 - 1659 · 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 gentleman paying court to a lady at night outside her house beneath a poem with a dialogue between the Brabander Jakes and the Hollander Elisabeth to the tune of La Guiliote. Jakes is a 'Spanish Brabander', an inhabitant of the Southern Netherlands occupied by the Spaniards.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHeer die een dame het hof maakt. 1658 - 1659. Gesina ter Borch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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