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David Teniers the Younger

Old Age in Search of Youth

1650s
Oil on panel, over traces of underdrawing in black
22.8 × 17 cm (9 × 6.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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