Na het melken
Hendrik van der Burgh
1825 - 1827
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
10.5; 37; 48
About this artwork
oil on panel
Art Historical Context
**Na het Melken (After the Milking)**, painted by Dutch artist Hendrik van der Burgh between1825 and 1827, offers a glimpse into early 19th-century rural. This intimate oil on panel, measuring just 48 x 37 cm, captures the quiet aftermath of daily farm labor—likely featuring a milkmaid or peasant in a humble interior, evoking the simplicity and toil of the Dutch countryside. Van der Burgh, during the Biedermeier period, drew from the enduring tradition of 17th-century Dutch genre painting, blending realism with a touch of romantic nostalgia for agrarian existence amid Holland's post-Napoleonic...