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ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE (HAARLEM 1610-HAARLEM 1685)
An elderly Couple in an Arbour
RCIN 404620
The local pub has a bower of love in which a solicitous suitor plies his mistress with wine and waffles. This elderly couple have not lost their chemistry, either in affection or appetite.
Acquired by George IV in 1814
Cat. 16