Adriaen Brouwer
probably 1626/1641
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 24 x 15.8 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8268
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *Adriaen Brouwer captures the likeness of the renowned Flemish genre painter Adriaen Brou (c. 1605–1638), known for his lively depictions of peasants, tavern scenes, and everyday life with a gritty realism that influenced later artists like Rembrandt. Created by master engraver Schelte Adamsswert after a design by Sir Anthony van Dy, it dates to around 1626–1641. Van Dyck, a leading Baroque portraitist and court painter to Charles I of England, immortalized Brouwer in his celebrated *Iconographie* series—etched portraits of eminent contemporaries that celebrated artistic...