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Here, the officer’s female companion further degrades the peasant by pushing his head down. Another figure in the left background is tending to the officer’s horse; these peasants might also have been forced to accommodate the officer, a common practice during the time. Typical for Quast, the tone of the painting is rather theatrical and satirical, ridiculing the officer’s pretentiousness.
This painting came from the private collection of Charles Lock Eastlake, first Director of the National Gallery.
Title
A Man and a Woman in a Stableyard
Date
probably 1630s
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 45.4 x W 57.5 cm
Accession number
NG2856
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Mrs Charles Lock Eastlake, 1911
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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