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Man kissing the hand of a weeping woman
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Man kissing the hand of a weeping woman

Jacob Ernst Marcus · 1804 · etching; paper

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

About this work

In an interior at a doorway, a man kneels before an emotional woman and gives her a hand kiss. In the room stand three more women and a man. Scene from the play: The Self-Control of August Wilhelm Iffland. Signed in the bottom right: Ve. Bedr. XVIe Toon. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Manners and Customs in a Narrower Sense, Clothing, Costumes (periods), The beginning of the 19th century. Men and women.

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Credit lineHandkussende man bij een huilende vrouw. 1804. Jacob Ernst Marcus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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