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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

Pieter Tanjé · 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. However, Saartje Jansz rejects him. At the bottom of the margin, a four-line verse in Dutch and French. Scene from the comedy 'Jan Claasz or the Pretended Maid' by Thomas Asselijn.

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

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