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The Quack (detail),
1652; oil on panel,
rounded top, 112 x 83 (44 1/8 x 32 3/4),
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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Foreground
The tankard hanging above the paper tacked to the brick wall in the foreground identifies the building as an inn and suggests the freedom and license enjoyed at the annual fair.
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