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Portraits of the courtesans named Beautiful Elsje and Beautiful Hester
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Portraits of the courtesans named Beautiful Elsje and Beautiful Hester

Crispijn van de Passe (II) · 1635 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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Two scenes on an album page. On the left the courtesan known as Beautiful Elsje and on the right Beautiful Hester. Below them two quatrains in English. The page is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortretten van de courtisanes genaamd Schone Elsje en Schone Hester. 1635. Crispijn van de Passe (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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