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On the Establishment of the Widows' Bourses in the Year 1749
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On the Establishment of the Widows' Bourses in the Year 1749

Simon Fokke · 1749 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The establishment of the Widows' Exchange in February 1749. A young couple has the regulations of the widows' fund declared in an office; on the wall a list of subscribers and an allegorical painting. At the top a medal or coin on the Widows' Exchange. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: The Beginning, Middle and End of Man. Wedding and marriage.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTer oprichtinge van de Weduwenbeurzen in 't jaer 1749. 1749. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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