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NICOLAES MAES (DORDRECHT 1634-AMSTERDAM 1693)
The Listening Housewife
RCIN 405535
A smiling housewife, with keys hanging from her waist, descends a steep wooden spiral staircase (characteristic of Dutch houses) and silences us with a confidential gesture. She is about to catch a flirtatious servant (also characteristic of Dutch houses) entertaining a visitor in the basement.
Acquired by George IV in 1811
Cat. 9
