Brothel Scene

Brothel Scene or Scene in an Inn is an oil on panel painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans van Mieris, executed c. 1658–1659. Since 29 January 1960 it has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis, in The Hague.

It was first recorded in the collection of one Lady Seaforth. It was then owned by Ch. Bredel until 1 May 1875 and then by A. Devy of London until 16 June 1876. Its next owner was the Earl of Dudley, who sold it to E. Steinkopf of London on 25 June 1892. It next appears in the written record in 1935, when it was owned by the art dealer Duits and Company. Five years later it was owned by Fritz Mannheimer of Amsterdam.