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The Lame Adorer
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In a room, a young woman shows her suitor the door because he limps. However, she promises to respond to his advances as soon as he no longer limps. The maid observes this scene. Shortly after his departure, the man recovers and returns to keep the woman to her promise. Page from a book with text in Dutch on the recto and verso.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHinkende aanbidder. 1637. Crispijn van den Queborn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
