Two Soldiers, Woman with Jug and Child
Adriaen Brouwer
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
7.6 × 12.4 cm (3 × 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84075
About the Artist
Adriaen Brouwer · 1605–1638
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