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Boys / see this free play / by Crelis and Maertje van Ossaan
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Boys / see this free play / by Crelis and Maertje van Ossaan

weduwe Hendrik van der Putte · 1765 - 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 depictions of the courtship of the poor Krelis and Maartje of Oostzaan. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered in the center above: 17.

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Credit lineJongens / ey siet dees vryasie aan / van Crelis en Maertje van Ossaan. 1765 - 1767. weduwe Hendrik van der Putte. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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