Dutch Romanticism: A Provincial Affair Author(s): Louis van Tilborgh Source: Simiolus: Netherlands Quarterly for the History of Art, Vol. 14, No. 3/4 (1984), pp. 179-188 Published by: Stichting Nederlandse Kunsthistorische Publicaties Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3780576 Accessed: 13-05-2020 17:23 UTC JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
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