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Earl Marischal Declaring His Love to Marie Emeté
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Earl Marischal Declaring His Love to Marie Emeté

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1779 · etching; paper

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

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After the siege of Otsjakiv (1737), George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal, adopted the twelve-year-old Janissary daughter Emet Ulla. In 1763 the girl was baptized Marie Emeté. The marriage proposal of Lord Maréchal she rejected. Later she married Denis-Daniel de Froment.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printGeorge Keith (10th Earl Marischal)Emet Ullahistorical persons
Credit lineEarl Marischal verklaart Marie Emeté de liefde. 1779. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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