Two Peasants Drinking

1647/1650

Adriaen van Ostade

Associated Names
Adriaen van Ostade

Artist, Dutch, 1610 - 1685

The image shows two figures in a simple setting. One is seated on a wooden chair with a cup in hand, and the other is standing beside them, leaning forward with a hand on the seated person's shoulder. Both figures wear headscarves and loose garments typical of the period. The seated figure's hair is covered, and their face is in a relaxed profile. The standing figure also wears a headscarf and has a gentle expression. The background is plain with subtle shading, emphasizing the interaction between the two figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 7.5 x 9.8 cm (2 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.), upper corners cut

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.180

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 173 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink: AvO; by later hand on mount, across verso: [Inscription in Dutch]

Wikidata ID

Q64533400

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