# A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess

- By: Cornelis Pietersz. Bega (Dutch, 1631/32-1664)
- Date: c. 1650
- Medium: Etching on cream laid paper
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: Image: 19.7 × 16.4 cm (7 13/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Sheet: 20.5 × 16.8 cm (8 1/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
- Culture: Netherlands
- Credit line: Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/66)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/ab1dfe48-14e8-b546-7e35-581c401db240/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)