Rokende man 1694

"Rokende man" (Smoking Man) is an etching created by Nicolaes van Haeften in 1694. The print portrays a man seated on a stool with a pipe in his mouth. The man is dressed in a loose-fitting jacket and breeches and is wearing a hat. The artist's signature, "N.W. Haeften f," is visible in the lower right corner of the etching. This work is an example of 17th-century Dutch genre painting, which often focused on scenes of everyday life, particularly the activities of ordinary people. The use of etching technique, along with the detailed depiction of the figure, provides a glimpse into the everyday life of a Dutch man of the time.