Peasants in an Inn
Drawing
17th century
17th century
| Artist/Maker |
Fourteen figures drinking, smoking and carousing in a tavern interior: three men and a woman nursing a baby are seated at a table in the centre ground, while others are gathered near a large barrel by a fireplace at left, before which a dog is curled up asleep. Large brown stain at lower left.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Peasants in an Inn (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brush and grey wash, over black chalk. |
| Brief description | Drawing, Peasants in an Inn, Jan Steen (manner of), Dutch School, ?17th century |
| Physical description | Fourteen figures drinking, smoking and carousing in a tavern interior: three men and a woman nursing a baby are seated at a table in the centre ground, while others are gathered near a large barrel by a fireplace at left, before which a dog is curled up asleep. Large brown stain at lower left. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on verso, at lower left, in graphite, ? Hendrickx. |
| Object history | Miss Emily Dalton (1816/17–1900), Leicester, by whom bequeathed to the museum (NAL dry stamp on recto and Dalton Bequest purple ink stamp on verso of lining; neither in Lugt), 1900. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, Vol. 1, Cat. 197, illustrated. p. 239 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.968-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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