Identification title(s): the brothel. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1911-200. Catalog reference: nagler künstlerlexikon 33. Wurzbach 341(2). Note: determined based on the prints available in the rijksmuseum print room. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: in a brothel a young man has fallen asleep on the lap of a woman of easy virtue, and she robs him. Behind them, a second man is intoxicated with kisses and wine. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: nicolaas verkolje. Place of manufacture: delft. Date: ca. 1700. Physical characteristics: mezzotint, printed in brown. Material: paper technique: mezzotint. Dimensions: plate edge: h 435 mm × w 364 mm. Subject: what: brothelthe prodigal son in the midst of prostitutes feasting and dissipating his patrimony, usually in a brothel or inntheft. Acquisition: purchase 1911. Date: circa 1700.
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