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The Afternoon
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The Afternoon

Pieter van den Berge · 1702 - 1726 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In a Dutch interior a family sits at a set table with a bowl of fish, bread, plates and glasses. A maid pours a glass. The parents are seated, a child stands at the table. A toddler sits in a high chair and is being fed. A dog sits on and under the table, a cat runs off with a fish. Second print from the series: the four times of the day. Cut copy without the inscription and the names. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Folk Life; Domestic Life; the seventeenth century.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe Middag. 1702 - 1726. Pieter van den Berge. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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