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Interior scene of a woman playing a guitar-like instrument beside a table with three men and a woman, with a boy and dog on a checkered floor.

Musical Company by Jan Verkolje

A woman in a white and gold satin dress sits by the fireplace playing a guitar-shaped string instrument, while a man in a plumed hat and a companion in a long-haired coat gather at a red-draped table. A small boy teases a dog on the checkered floor at right.

Artist
Jan Verkolje (I)
Date
1673
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3299 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1673.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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