Couple Drinking in a Tavern Garden 1619 - 1623
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Jacob Matham's "Couple Drinking in a Tavern Garden" (1619-1623) is a detailed etching that captures a lively scene of a couple enjoying a drink and a meal in a tavern garden. This small-scale print is a classic example of Dutch Golden Age art, known for its focus on everyday life and its realistic portrayal of people and their surroundings. The engraving showcases Matham’s talent for capturing nuanced facial expressions and the textures of fabric and furniture. The inscription beneath the scene adds a satirical element, referencing the dangers of overindulgence.
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This series of four prints is known by the collective title The Consequences of Drunkenness, visually summing up the old Dutch proverb, ‘Cards, stockings and tankards ruin many a man’. In the background here, a bar maid or landlady is keeping a tab of the couple’s drink orders. The motif of the man pouring and drinking simultaneously from two glasses alludes to over-indulgence.
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