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Group of peasants in an ale-house

Maker

(artist)
1618-1658

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1704

Title

Date of Production

(23 July) 1663

Medium

pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 16.4 cm
Width: 20.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1942

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

The effects of alcohol are vigorously illustrated in this drawing, showing two weary peasants hunched over a table, a drinker raising his glass and a figure vomiting at the far right. The stout woman at the left, seemingly trying to lead her companion away from the drunken group, turns this image into a warning. The sober colours of grey and brown wash create a gloomy atmosphere, underlining the unpleasant aftermath of a previously jolly tavern night.

Provenance

E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (as Egbert van Heemskerck); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Special Display - Drawing Peasants, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/09/2010-10/02/2011

Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)

Literature

Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 23

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: upper centre edge, fragment: top of Arms of Amsterdam (2.4 cm between chain lines).

Inscription: Verso: upper centre, graphite, circled, unclear: "13 rg[?]"; upper centre, graphite: "u/eu"; lower left edge, graphite: "2800-"; lower centre, graphite: "E.v. Heemskerk"; lower centre edge, graphite: "bon"; lower right corner, pen and grey-brown ink, unclear, but possibly dated by the artist?: "Júlÿ [?] 23 1663".

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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