Een oude boer streelt de jonge waardin
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega
1642 - 1664
Medium
etching
Dimensions
197; 165
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
This etching by Cornelis Pietersz. Bega captures a lively genre scene titled *Een oude boer streelt de jonge waardin* (An Old Farmer Caresses the Young Innkeeper’s Wife). Created between 1642 and 1664, the work exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age’s fascination with everyday social interactions, often infused with humor and subtle moral commentary on age, desire, and tavern life. Bega, active in Haarlem, specialized in such intimate peasant subjects, using the etching medium to render expressive figures and detailed interiors with fine, economical lines. Measuring just 197 by 165 millimeters, the...