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Merry Company
Merry Company is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech. It dates from 1620 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
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Overview
The painting 'Merry Company' is a work by Dutch artist Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, created around 1620–1622. It is an oil painting currently held in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.
Subject & Meaning
This work falls within the 'merry company' sub-genre of genre painting, depicting a scene of social gathering.
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Artist
Willem Pieterszoon (abbr. Pietersz.) Buytewech (1591/'92 – 23 September 1624) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, draughtsman and etcher. He is one of the early specialists in the merry company type of subject in Dutch…
