Memorial portrait for Moses ter Borch d. 1667 by his brother Gerard ter Borch (II) & sister Gesina ter Borch. Around him are various animals and objects referring to his military career or symbolize loyalty and transience (Rijksmuseum)

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Solar eclipse of August 12, 1654, observed in different ways. On the left a man points to a basin with water. Two men view the eclipse with a mirror. Others look at the sun through a piece of glass. The darkened sun has a human face (Rijksmuseum)

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Woman with two children in a carrying basket, Gesina ter Borch, 1651- a little slice of 17th century life from the Rijksmuseum. I love the way the little girl holds on to her apron. Gesina was herself only 18 years old when she made this image.

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Very convenient: next to a shop in shopping centre Galerie du Palais, by Abraham Bosse, c. 1637 - 1638, coll.

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Self portrait: by the wonderful Gesina ter Borch, 1661 (Rijksmuseum)

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arthouse noir: singers in a sinister setting by Jan Somer, c.1655-1705, coll. probably members of a Dutch dramatic society.

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When you decide to draw a zebra but rely on secondhand accounts, Antonio Tempesta c. 1650 (Rijksmuseum)

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Studies van een roze en een witte roos, Marie Louise Praetorius, 19

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First Dutch archaeological excavation of a ship wreck took place in 1822: the find dated from 1593. The vessel was used during the Siege of Geertruidenberg. A model was made out of excavated wood from this https://t.co/PzOKjwvVXC

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city view changed forever: Korte Voorhout, by Jan de Bisschop, 1648 - 1671, and Google Streetview, c.2019.

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Image of the period in modern times: "Inn of Jan Steen" reconstruction at the Amsterdam in 1883 using original 16th and 17th c. fragments and items.
https://t.co/tr3j9uMZcl

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