Wallerant VaillantFrench, Dutch, 1623–1677Bordeelscène
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
A spent young man lies in the lap of a prostitute, who has probably just indulged him. However, it would have been better had he not fallen asleep afterwards. She easily picks his pockets, encouraged by the madam who has come to rake in the loot. The next gullible ‘victim’ has already taken his place on the bed, eagerly anticipating what is to come.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-1910-6891
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
