The Little Girls' Tavern

c. 1620

Pierre Brebiette

Associated Names
Pierre Brebiette

Artist, French, 1598 - c. 1650

Augustin Quesnel

Publisher, French, active 1639 - 1644

The image depicts two children in a bust view. One child is on the left, leaning forward with elbows on a table, wearing a loose shirt and a large hat. The other child on the right is holding toy scissors and tongs, with neatly brushed hair. A candle on a candlestick is on the table beside them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.6 x 9.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.14.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: PIER BREBIETTE / BREBIETTE; lower center in plate: Au. Qu. ex.

Wikidata ID

Q74071246

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