Drinkende man aan tafel 1800 - 1858

"Drinkende man aan tafel" (Drinking man at a table), a pen and ink drawing by Johannes (I) Reekers, is a depiction of a man in a hat seated at a table, taking a drink from a glass or cup. The drawing exemplifies the genre of portraiture, focusing on the realistic representation of a singular subject. Created between 1800 and 1858, the work reveals Reekers's keen eye for detail, evident in the intricately rendered clothing and the man's thoughtful expression. This intimate depiction of everyday life, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, captures the essence of 19th-century Dutch social realism.