Four Drunken Peasants at Table n.d.

"Four Drunken Peasants at Table" is an anonymous drawing depicting a scene of four men in various stages of intoxication. The work is a pen and ink drawing, characterized by the use of hatching and cross-hatching to create tonal variation. Three of the men are slumped over a table, while the fourth points to a bottle, suggesting that he is the one responsible for their inebriated state. The drawing, housed at The Art Institute of Chicago, is a classic example of the genre of peasant scenes popular in 17th and 18th century Dutch and Flemish art.