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Ary de Vois, Portrait of Hadriaan Beverland with a Prostitute
F.G. Waller Bequest, Amsterdam · Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamView original →
Ary de Vois

Portrait of Hadriaan Beverland with a Prostitute

c. 1676

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
panel
Dimensions
35.2 × 27.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-111627

This striking panel painting shows the eccentric Beverland with a wine glass and a pipe. Sitting next to him is a prostitute. This portrayal was a deliberate provocation. Done in various shades of brown (the so-called brunaille technique), the painting is a preparatory study for the frontispiece of Beverland’s planned edition of erotic texts, De prostibulis veterum (On the brothels of the ancients). Even though it never appeared in print, this ‘book’ lies open on the table!

Provenance

F.G. Waller Bequest, Amsterdam

Registry history

  • c. 1676 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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