A young woman, dressed in short jacket with fur trim, sits at a table on which are a bowl of oysters, a glass of wine and a pitcher. She holds an oyster in her left hand. Behind her a bed with closed curtains. In the background left, a second room in which a woman is watching a man open oysters. The entire scene is seen through an arched window. The initials of the painter and printmaker are inscribed in the wall above the window. Below the print is a caption relating to the then location of the original painting by Jan Steen: the cabinet of jonkheer Hendrik Six van Hillegom, The Oyster Eater

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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