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The Unequal Marriage by Vasily Pukirev (1862) (i.postimg.cc)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

The backstory from Google:

According to the most popular version, this scene is deeply personal for the artist Pukirev; this is his beloved marrying the rich prince. Most likely, she was a poor woman without a dowry and her parents considered marriage with a wealthy, prosperous prince to be the best option for her

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