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Registre of banns and marriages for the municipal court, 1650-1656

Mauritshuis

Mauritshuis
Den Haag, Netherlands

Registration of the banns of Johannes Vermeer and Catharina Bolnes.

This text was crossed out and then written down anew. At first the mother of the bride did not agree with the choice of her daughter. But after two friends of Vermeer talked to her, she struck her resistance so the banns could be registered again.

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  • Title: Registre of banns and marriages for the municipal court, 1650-1656
  • Date Created: 1653-04-05
  • Provenance: Stadsarchief Delft Archive no. 1 Old Archives of the city of Delft 1246-1813, inv.no. 2574
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