Drinkende jongeman met roemer op een stoel
Pierre Chenu
1743
Medium
etching
Dimensions
206; 286
About this artwork
height 286 mm x width 206 mm
Art Historical Context
In the heart of 18th-century printmaking, Pierre Chenu's etching *Drinkende jongeman metemer op een stoel*Drinking Young Man with Roemer on a Chair created in 1743, a candid moment of leisure. Measuring 286 mm high by 206 mm wide, this intimate work exemplifies the era's fascination with everyday genre scenes, where ordinary figures engage in simple pleasures like drinking. The title evokes a young man casually seated, roemer—a tall, elegant Rhenish wine glass—in, hinting at the sociable tavern culture prevalent in Dutch and French art traditions. Chenu, a skilled French etcher active during ...