ISACK VAN OSTADE (HAARLEM 1621-HAARLEM 1649)
Travellers outside an Inn
Signed and dated 1647RCIN 405216
A prosperous couple stop on a journey to rest at an inn. This mundane episode allows van Ostade to depict a typical Dutch scene; the inn homely and welcoming; the peasants quietly industrious, offloading baggage to feed the weary horse.
Acquired by George IV in 1814
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