The Marriage Contract. Two figures are seated at a table; a notary inscribing a register and an elderly woman reading a contract, a balding figure peers over the notary's shoulder. Behind them the bridegroom turns the bride's head towards him. On the table are documents and a gilded inkwell, in front of the table is an open jewel box.
Aert de Gelder's painting shows a bridal couple at a notary's office. The notary is seated and is writing in a register as his assistant looks over his shoulder. Opposite the notary an older woman is reading a document, in front of her on the table is an inkwell and beside her is a box of jewellery, presumably the dowry. The couple stand behind the notary and the bridegroom turns his bride's face towards him.
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