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Boys, oh look at this courtship / of Crelis and Maertje van Ossaan
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Boys, oh look at this courtship / of Crelis and Maertje van Ossaan

Gijsbert de Groot Keur · 1738 - 1767 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 16 scenes of the courtship of the poor Krelis and Maartje of Oostzaan. Below each image a two-line verse.

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Credit lineJongens/ey siet dees Vryasie aan / van Crelis en Maertje van Ossaan. 1738 - 1767. Gijsbert de Groot Keur. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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