Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel dronningens vagtmester by carit etlar which takes place during the dano-swedish war in 1658-1660. The noblewoman elsebeth buchwald has requested that svend poulsen, gøngehøvdingen, to hole her hidden treasures. Her daughter karen kaas loves svend poulsen, and when he leaves to hole the treasures, she looks after him through the window. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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