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Selinde in the Courtroom
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The beautiful Selinde has a portrait made of herself. When the work is finished, she accuses the artist of having idealized her likeness too much. In this scene, Selinde and the artist stand before the judge. He decides that the portrait is realistic and that she must pay with part of her marriage settlement. Numbered in the upper right: 3.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSelinde in de rechtszaal. 1775. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
