Paar in een herberg

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height 212 mm x width 156 mm

Art Historical Context

**Paar in een Herberg (Couple in an Inn)** *Wallerant Vaillant, 1658–1677* *Mezzotint on paper, 212 × 156 mm* Step into the lively world of a 17th-century Dutch inn with Wallerant Vaillant's *Paar in Herberg*. This intimate mezzotint captures a couple in a moment of everyday camaraderie, evoking the bustling social scenes of the Dutch Golden. Vaillant, a pioneering Dutch engraver (1623–1677), specialized in genre subjects like this, drawing from the period's fascination with ordinary life—think taverns filled with laughter, flirtation, and subtle social commentary. Vaillant's mastery shi...

About the Artist

Wallerant Vaillant · 1623–1677

Wallerant Vaillant (1623-1677) was a French-born Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint technique in printmaking. Born in Lille on May 30, 1623, he died in Amsterdam on August 28, 1677, leaving behind a significant legacy as both a portraitist and innovator in graphic arts. Vaillant holds a distinguished place in art history as one of the first professional artists to...