HERP, Willem van, the Elder
(b. ca. 1614, Antwerpen, d. 1677, Antwerpen)

Tavern with Merrymakers and Cardplayers

1660s
Oil on copper, 81 x 103 cm
Private collection

Willem van Herp was a painter of history scenes with small figures, often inspired by the work of Rubens and other leading history painters. However, among the most attractive works by his hand are a number of genre paintings, mainly scenes with peasants in an inn or around a table. These paintings are related to the peasant scenes Teniers or David Ryckaert the Younger painted after the 1640s.




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