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How is this beautiful tree cared for, by maidens and by lads! / A single one, (who is surely sickly,) lies asleep at the foot
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How is this beautiful tree cared for, by maidens and by lads! / A single one, (who is surely sickly,) lies asleep at the foot

Gerrit Oortman · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 2 depictions of the suitor and maiden tree. Left: a tree full of women, from which men can choose a maiden. Right: a tree full of men, from which ladies can "pluck" a potential suitor. Under each image an eight-line poem. Numbered top right: No. 185.

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Credit lineHoe wordt dit schoon geboomt' verzorgd, door maagden en door knapen! / Een enkle, (die wis zieklyk is,) ligt aan den voet te slapen. 1806 - 1830. Gerrit Oortman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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