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- Hendrick Gerritsz. Pot (1585 - 1657)
- A Merry Company at Table
- Netherlands
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- Date: c. 1625 - c. 1630
- Object Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on oak panel
- Image size: 58.5 x 81.4 cm
- Inv: P192
- Location: East Galleries I
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- A bordeeltje, or brothel scene, is implied by the discarded rapier, lute and dog in the foreground, symbolizing the disarming power of love and carnal desire. An elderly brothel-keeper watches from a doorway as her girls flirt with the soldiers. The figures seated around the tables make music together, a common euphemism for making love. They also play cards and smoke, both considered vices at the time.