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Painted tavern interior with an old man grabbing a woman near a hearth, two men playing backgammon at a table, and a spaniel on the floor.

Interior of an inn with an old man amusing himself with the landlady and two men playing backgammon, known as 'Two kinds of games'

A dim tavern interior with a wooden-beamed ceiling, a hanging lute and basket, and a large hearth at left. An old man in a red cloak clutches a laughing woman in a blue skirt while two men play backgammon at a draped table; a spaniel lies on the floor.

Artist
Jan Havicksz. Steen (mentioned on object)
Date
1660-1679
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3596 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1679.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Interior de una posada con jugadores de backgammon y un anciano cortejando a una mujer

Un interior de taberna en penumbra, con techo de vigas de madera, un laúd y una cesta colgados y una gran chimenea a la izquierda. Un hombre mayor con capa roja sujeta a una mujer sonriente de falda azul, mientras dos hombres juegan backgammon junto a una mesa cubierta; un perro yace en el suelo.

Português: Interior de uma taberna com jogadores de gamão e um velho cortejando uma mulher

Um interior de taverna em penumbra, com teto de vigas de madeira, um alaúde e um cesto pendurados e uma grande lareira à esquerda. Um homem idoso de capa vermelha segura uma mulher sorridente de saia azul, enquanto dois homens jogam gamão em uma mesa coberta; um cão repousa no chão.

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