Why it matters
A young woman in a shimmering silver satin gown stands with her back to us while a man in military dress addresses her. Once read as a father reprimanding his daughter, it is now thought to show a customer propositioning a woman in a brothel.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1654.
- A late 18th-century print called it The Paternal Admonition.
- There are two versions, in Amsterdam and Berlin.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Gallant Conversation (CC BY-SA 4.0).
