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People having a meal with a woman presiding over the table. Engraving by J. Houbraken after C. Troost.

A young woman encourages the attentions of an old man while offering her hand behind his back to a younger one. Mezzotint by Wilson after C. Troost.

The anatomy of Dr Willem Roell. Oil painting by B. F. Landis, 1909-1910, after Cornelis Troost, 1728.

Harlequin, magician and barber: the deceived rivals. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1738.

Hermann Boerhaave. Line engraving by J. W. Kaiser, 1858, after C. Troost, 1735.

A suitor asks for a young woman's hand in marriage. Engraving by J. Punt and P. Tanjé after C. Troost.

A young couple sit together at a table, the man has his leg across the woman's knees and a glass of wine in his hand: they are laughing and reading by candlelight. Engraving by J. Houbraken after C. Troost.

A young man attempting to visit a young lady at a door: he is prevented from doing so by a guard. Engraving by J. Houbraken after C. Troost.

A wealthy Dutch man comforting his wife after giving birth, the child is being fed by a nursemaid. Engraving by P. Tanje, 1757, after C. Troost.

A young woman sits and listens with scorn to a man's declarations of love. Mezzotint by James Wilson after C. Troost.

Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.

A man leaves the house followed by his servant, a woman weeps and a girl in the background makes a gesture. Mezzotint by Wilson after C. Troost.

A courtroom hearing a paternity suite: a lawyer pleads for his client before the bench. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752/1761, after C. Troost.

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Cornelis Troost

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A courtroom hearing a paternity suite: a lawyer pleads for his client before the bench. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752/1761, after C. Troost.

The anatomy of Dr Willem Roell. Oil painting by B. F. Landis, 1909-1910, after Cornelis Troost, 1728.

A young woman sits and listens with scorn to a man's declarations of love. Mezzotint by James Wilson after C. Troost.

Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.

A young woman encourages the attentions of an old man while offering her hand behind his back to a younger one. Mezzotint by Wilson after C. Troost.

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