Meisje met cavia by Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter

Meisje met cavia 1855 - 1864

pencil drawn

photo of handprinted image

light pencil work

pencil sketch

light coloured

old engraving style

limited contrast and shading

ink colored

pencil work

tonal art

"Meisje met cavia" (Girl with Guinea Pig), created by Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter between 1855 and 1864, depicts a young girl holding a guinea pig in an oval-shaped frame. The girl’s gentle gaze and soft, delicate features, along with the presence of the animal, create a sense of innocence and tenderness. The print, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases Sluyter’s talent for capturing the beauty of everyday moments and is a fine example of 19th-century Dutch genre painting.