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Maria De La Queillerie, the wife of Jan Van Riebeek, shared with him the hardships of pioneering in South Africa. This portrait was painted when she was twenty one, shortly after her marriage. She was a loving and pious helpmate. She died at Malacca, only 35 years old.

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Maria De La Queillerie, the wife of Jan Van Riebeek, shared with him the hardships of pioneering in South Africa. This portrait was painted when she was twenty one, shortly after her marriage. She was a loving and pious helpmate. She died at Malacca, only 35 years old.