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Bedroom with the Countess in conversation with Silvertongue
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Bedroom with the Countess in conversation with Silvertongue

Simon François Ravenet (le vieux) · 1745-04 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The woman, who became a countess through the death of her husband's father, sits by a mirror while a hairdresser does her hair. Silvertongue sits next to her. To the right sits a singing man. A standing man behind him plays the flute. In the middle of the room sit three more men and a woman, who is offered a drink by a servant. On the walls hang various erotic paintings. To the front left sits a boy by a basket with items offered for auction. He points to the horns of a sculpture of Actaeon, symbol for the husband of an adulterous woman.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSlaapkamer met de gravin in gesprek met Silvertongue. 1745-04. Simon François Ravenet (le vieux). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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