A notable painting, entitled The Joke, by Nicolas Regnier (c. 1591 - 1667) has been acquired by the Nationalmuseum with a gift by the Friends of the Nationalmuseum.
The Nationalmuseum announced on 22 November that the "Regnier painting is a centenary gift. A centenary appeal launched earlier this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the Friends of Nationalmuseum [...] The donations have funded the purchase of the painting by Flemish artist Nicolas Regnier [...]The work is significant because it complements and enriches Nationalmuseum's collection of 17th century Italian art [...]The work, considered one of Regnier's finest, is full of exquisite details such as the torn-up cards, the wax that trickled down the candlestick, and the shadow cast by the young man's eyelashes".