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Jan Claasz, or the Pretended Maid: The Love Declaration of Reinier Adriaansz
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Jan Claasz, or the Pretended Maid: The Love Declaration of Reinier Adriaansz

Jan Punt · 1754 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Reinier Adriaansz declares his love to Saartje Jansz in a living room, but she rejects him. A four-line verse in Dutch and French appears in the lower margin. Scene from the play *Jan Claasz or the Pretended Maid* by Thomas Asselyn. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Theatre, Prints by Cornelis Troost.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJan Claasz of de gewaande dienstmaagd: de liefdesverklaring van Reinier Adriaansz. 1754. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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