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Painter declaring love to a woman
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Painter declaring love to a woman

Jan Punt · 1740 · engraving; paper

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

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A painter declares his love to a woman, whose portrait he has created. Behind the easel stands her jealous husband, who is being kept busy by the painter's apprentice. Scene from the play Le Sicilien ou l'Amour peintre (The Sicilian or the Painter by Love) by Molière.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchilder verklaart vrouw de liefde. 1740. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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