A brothel scene with a young couple and a procuress, by follower of Willem Pietersz Buytewech (1620, c.)

A brothel scene with a young couple and a procuress, by follower of Willem Pietersz Buytewech (1620, c.)

Follower of Willem Pietersz Buytewech

1620, c.

In the image appears an old woman with her head covered picking up coins that are on a table while with the other hand she opens a chest containing coins. To the right appears a young couple, the woman takes the young man by the hand while he looks at the coins and puts the other hand in a bag. By the title it is understood that the old woman acts as a procuress for the young woman and the young man as her client.

Oil on cradled panel.
Dimensions: 26.5 × 34.2 cm