Misled: The Ambassador of the Rascals Exposes himself from the Window of 't Bokki Tavern in the Haarlemmerhout, Cornelis Troost, c. 1739 - before 1750

Identification

Title(s)

Misled: The Ambassador of the Rascals Exposes himself from the Window of 't Bokki Tavern in the Haarlemmerhout

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4089

Description

'De misleyden': de ambassadeur der Labberlotten vertoont zich voor het venster van de herberg 't Bokki ('t Bokje) in de Haarlemmerhout (een grap bedreven door Jacob Campo Weyerman en consorten in 1739). Een groep mensen kijkt naar het als een gezicht beschilderde achterwerk, uit het venster van de herberg gestoken. Aan weerszijden twee trompetters met zwart geverfde gezichten. Voor de herberg zitten twee quakers, in zwart geklede man en vrouw, bijbels in de hand.

Creation

Artist

painter: Cornelis Troost

Dating

c. 1739 - before 1750

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 157 cm × width 104 cm
depth 7.5 cm

Subject

What

When

1739 - 1739

Where

Who

Jacob Campo Weyerman

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1963

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Inv.; anonymous sale, London, 17 June 1921, no. 127, as W. Hogarth, £ 23.2;{Copy RKD.} …; collection The Princess Louise (1848-1939), Duchess of Argyll, London;{Niemeijer 1973, p. 279-280, no. 892S.}…; from the dealer Duits, London, fl. 5,059.35, to the museum, 1963

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Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Documentation

Aanwinsten : 1 september 1962 - 1 november 1963

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