Familie buiten aan tafel

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

**Familie buiten aan tafel (Family Outside at the Table), created by Dutch artist Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet between 1847 and 1865, captures a charming domestic scene on paper, measuring 341 × 261 mm. Cornet, active in the mid-19th century, was known for his delicate drawings and watercolors depicting everyday life, figures, and landscapes in the tradition of Dutch genre art. This work likely portrays a family gathered outdoors for a meal, evoking the leisurely bourgeois pastimes popular during the Romantic era in the Netherlands, when artists celebrated simple joys amid the country's serene cou...

About the Artist

Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet · 1815–1882

Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet (1815–1882) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and museum curator whose career bridged artistic practice and cultural preservation. Born in Leiden in 1815, Cornet devoted his life to documenting Dutch history and culture through his paintings and drawings while simultaneously working to preserve the nation's artistic heritage as head of Leiden's Prentenkabinet (Prints Cabin...