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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

anonymous · 1760 - 1799 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Night view. Reinier Adriaansz declares his love to Saartje Jansz and is rejected. She stands with a candle in the doorway. The print depicts a scene from the comedy 'Jan Claasz or the Pretended Maid'. From a series of ten reduced later copies, probably from an almanac.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJan Claasz of de gewaande dienstmaagd: de liefdesverklaring van Reinier Adriaansz. 1760 - 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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