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Feigned Sorrow
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Feigned Sorrow

Benjamin Martini · 1777 - 1780 · etching; prenttekening; aquatint; paper

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

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'The Feigned Sorrow': first act, eleventh scene of the comedy 'The Discovered False Virtue' by David Lingelbach (1687). A woman (Geertruy) standing in the doorway feigns sorrow at the departure of her older husband (Filibert), who is led away by a young man.

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Credit lineGeveinsde droefheid. 1777 - 1780. Benjamin Martini. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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