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Poor Folk Drinking in a Tavern

Adriaen Brouwer

c. 1625 - c. 1630

Medium

oil on inlaid oak support

Dimensions

h 18.7cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

inn, coffee-house, public house, etc.; alcoholic drinks

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1809

Notes

oil on inlaid oak support

Collection Type

paintings

About Adriaen Brouwer

1605–1638 • Southern Netherlands

Son of a tapestry designer and an embroidress (or perhaps dressmaker). Legend has it that his widowed mother placed him as an apprentice in the studio of Frans Hals in Haarlem. In 1626 Brouwer moved to Amsterdam and was a successful artist. Comment on works: Genre; Religious; Landscapes