Who created "A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace"?

A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace was created by Jacques Dassonville|Martinus van den Enden in ca. 1640–70.

What medium is "A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace"?

A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace is Etching; second state of two.

Is "A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace" in the public domain?

Yes, A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace

Q: When was "A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1640–70.

Jacques Dassonville|Martinus van den Enden

ca. 1640–70

Medium

Etching; second state of two

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 3 7/16 × 3 3/16 in. (8.8 × 8.1 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.2376

Art Historical Context

In the intimate etching *A Family of Fourants Gathered Before the Fireplace*, around 1640–70 by Dassonville and Martin van den Enden, glimpse a cozy domestic scene from the Dutch Golden Age. The artists capture a humble family huddled by the hearth, evoking warmth of everyday rural life amid the era's growing fascination with genre subjects—ordinary people in unpretentious settings. This small-scale work, measuring just 3 7/16 × 3 3/16 inches, invites close viewing, its trimmed sheet emphasizing the print's delicate intimacy. As a second state of two in the etching medium, the print showcases...

A family of four peasants gathered before the fireplace

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