Two Lovers at Table, by Sorgh (1644)

Two Lovers at Table, by Sorgh (1644)

Sorgh, Hendrik Martenszoon (c. 1610-1670)

1644

Hidden behind the door, a procuress or old woman watches the interaction of the couple. We can assume that she is calculating the amount of money she can get out of the boy to obtain the girl's favors.

National Gallery, London, England. 
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hendrick-sorgh-two-lovers-at-table

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150609070157/https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hendrick-sorgh-two-lovers-at-table

Oil on oak.
Dimensions: 26.4 × 36.4 cm