The appearance of an angel to Grietje Claes (or Klaas), a virtuous widow living in Zaandam, on April 14, 1672. The scene shows an interior with the appearance of the angel to the woman lying in her bed box. The angel assures the woman that God will preserve the Netherlands. Beneath the scene is a description of the event and a verse in four columns, Apparition of an angel to the widow Grietje Claes De Genade Gods over Hollandt , print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter Smith, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1678, paper, engraving

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