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The Cunning Maid or the Deceived Guardian
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The Cunning Maid or the Deceived Guardian

Pieter Tanjé · 1757 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Ruffina secretly extends her right hand to her beloved Heerman, while she looks at her guardian Steiloor, with whom she has just come from the notary. At the bottom of the margin a four-line verse in Dutch and French. Scene from the play De listige vryster, óf de verschalkte voogd, by Ysbrand Vincent.

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Credit lineDe listige vrijster of de verschalkte voogd. 1757. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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