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| Artist | Dusart, Cornelis (Dutch painter and printmaker, 1660-1704) |
| Previous attributions | Previously attributed to circle of Dusart, Cornelis (Dutch painter and printmaker, 1660-1704) Previously attributed to Droogsloot, Alb. (artist) |
| Title | Dutch Interior: a Tavern Scene |
| Date earliest | probably about 1700 |
| Date latest | probably about 1800 |
| Material | oil on canvas |
| Measurements | 118.1 x 154.9 cm |
| Description | A large, modestly executed, bawdy tavern scene of peasants carousing. In the foreground, two matrons drunkenly paw at a red-faced, middle-aged man who staggers between them. In the centre-ground a group of people drink around a table, watched attentively by a dog; a woman stands beyond with her arms outstretched, perhaps singing. In the background another amorous tussle takes place. The shabby interior, with its inclined wooden ceiling, is illuminated by daylight from a large window. The many every-day objects include utensils on shelves, baskets, and a large upturned pitcher in the right foreground. |
| Subject | everyday life; figure; interior; animal (dog) |
| Collection | Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Current accession number | BATVG:P:1919.6 |
| Acquisition details | Bequeathed by Mr Hinton Lewis Castle 1919. |
| Principal publications | Wright, C., Old Master Paintings in Britain: An Index of Continental Old Master Paintings executed before c.1800 in Public Collections in the United Kingdom, London, 1976, p. 54; Sloman, S.,, Victoria Art Gallery: Concise Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings, Bath, 1991, p. 36 (as Circle of Dusart). |
| Notes | Mr Castle was resident at Hill House, Upper Swainswick, Bath. The bequest included two further works. |
| Rights status | Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Author | Dr Susan Steer |
