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The Discovered Virtue: Bely and Dirk
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The Discovered Virtue: Bely and Dirk

Benjamin Martini · 1777 - 1780 · etching; aquatint; paper

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

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Interior with a couple by candlelight; the maid Bely is having fun with her lover Dirk. Scene from the comedy De Ontdekte Schijndeugd by David Lingelbach from 1687.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcandleloverscourting, flirting
Credit lineDe Ontdekte Schijndeugd: Bely en Dirk. 1777 - 1780. Benjamin Martini. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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