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DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER (ANTWERP 1610-BRUSSELS 1690)
Interior of a Farmhouse with Figures ('The Stolen Kiss')
c.1660Oil on canvas | 71.6 x 87.4 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405342
The premise of this rustic comedy is that in times of ripeness and plenty comes temptation. The plot is easy to grasp: a farmer has caught a young lad misbehaving with his daughter. The abundance of ripe vegetables, the slung-up hare and the knife hanging between the farmer’s legs complete the suggestiveness of the scene.
Acquired by Frederick, Prince of Wales, in the 1740s
Acquired by Frederick, Prince of Wales, in the 1740s
