Husband with his wife lying in state, The tender-hearted man (title on object), A man stands by the open coffin in which his deceased wife lies. He orders the servants not to bury her in her wedding dress, because he considers it a waste. After all, if he remarries, the dress can be used again. Before his wife died, he had promised her never to remarry., print, print maker: Noach van der Meer (II), (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Allart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1778 - 1785, paper, etching, height, 242 mm × width, 153 m

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