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Old aristocrat looking at a painting by an artist
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Old aristocrat looking at a painting by an artist

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet · 1840 · toonlithografie; paper

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

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The old aristocrat prefers the old aristocracy with titles over the new aristocracy with money. He finds the old aristocracy more polite.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printaristocracy'Aristocratia' (Ripa)picture, painting
Credit lineOude aristocraat bekijkt het schilderij van een kunstenaar. 1840. Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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