A smiling girl, a courtesan, holding an obscene image

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Circle of Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1592-1656)
A smiling girl, a courtesan, holding an obscene image
inscribed 'Wie kent mijn naers van afteren' [who knows my ass from behind] (on the image)
oil on canvas
32¼ x 27½ in. (81.8 x 69.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The prime version of the present composition is in the Saint Louis Art Museum (see J.R. Judson and R. Ekkart, Gerrit van Honthorst, 1592-1656, Doornspijk, 1999, pp. 173-4, no. 215). Of the seven recorded replicas of this composition, only two have identified locations.

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