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Gambling Scene at an Inn

David Teniers II (1610–1690)

The Wallace Collection

Gambling Scene at an Inn

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This picture exploits the picturesque contrast between the elegant figures gambling in the foreground and the peasants carousing by the fire in the right background. Whatever their social milieu, the discarded shoe indicates the men’s reluctance to leave the welcoming tavern, to the profit of the landlord on the left who chalks up their debts on a board. The inclusion of middle-class figures and the brighter palette suggest a date in the late 1640s.

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Title

Gambling Scene at an Inn

Date

late 1640s

Medium

oil on oak panel

Measurements

H 40.2 x W 57.9 cm

Accession number

P231

Acquisition method

acquired by Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford, probably 1804; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

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David Teniers II

1610–1690

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