Misled: The Ambassador of the Rascals Exposes himself from the Window of 't Bokki Tavern in the Haarlemmerhout, Cornelis Troost, between 1720 and 1750
'the misled': the ambassador of the rascals shows up at the window of the tavern t'bokki in haarlemmerhout (a joke perpetrated by jacob campo weyerman and associates). A group of people look on to a pair of painted buttocks (representing either one two-eyed face or two kissing people) which is stuck in the window of the inn, flanked by two trumpeters with black-painted faces. In front of the inn are sitting a black-clad man and woman, bibles in hand. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: between 1720 and 1750. Dimensions: height: 157 cm (61.8 in); width: 104 cm (40.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. 'De misleyden'; de ambassadeur der Labberlotten vertoont zich voor het venster van de herberg 't Bokki in de Haarlemmerhout Rijksmuseum SK-A-4089