Artist: Cornelis Bega (Dutch, 1631/32-1664), painter, draughtsman, and etcher in Haarlem. Pupil of Adriaen van Ostade in late 1640s.
Title: A young hostess with two men. (A Man Caressing the Young Hostess).
Signed in plate l.l.
Dimensions: Image 7 3/4" x 6 1/2". Platemark 8 7/8" x 7 1/4". Sheet 9 1/8 x 7 1/4".
Date: 1620-1664 (plate).
Materials and Techniques: Etching on paper tipped onto the backing sheet at four corners, preventing examination in transmitted light.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: corners are torn and glued down again. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum D,5.60.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.