Zeventiende-eeuws interieur met een familie en dienstmeisjes 1818 - 1863

Willem Pieter Hoevenaar's "Zeventiende-eeuws interieur met een familie en dienstmeisjes" is a pencil drawing depicting a family gathered in a 17th-century Dutch interior. The scene shows a woman seated with a child on her lap, while another woman stands pouring liquid into a pitcher. A man, perhaps the head of the family, sits at a table with a relaxed posture, suggesting a moment of domestic leisure. A maid kneels by the fireplace, tending to household tasks. The intimate details of the setting and the casual interactions of the figures create a sense of everyday life in a Dutch household. This drawing, now in the Rijksmuseum, provides a glimpse into the artist's interest in capturing the domestic scenes of a bygone era.