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Man Pay

Bernard Picart · 1705 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

The man tosses coins in the prostitute's lap, a symbol of unequal love. She brushes his hand aside. The caption cautions against paid love, which hardly involves the heart. Picart's oeuvre is extensive. His prints were hugely popular and thus also frequently copied for commercial purposes, whether or not in reverse.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print whore, prostitute lovers courting, flirting

Credit lineMan Paying a Prostitute. 1705. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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