A Woman Standing at an Open Sash Window, a Small Boy Beside Her
A young woman and a boy stand before an open window on what seems to be a sunny day. Dressed in eighteenth-century fashion, their physical appearance is highly stylized – a typical feature of the art of the time.
Anthonie Andriessen was the lesser known brother of the eighteenth-century Dutch artist Jurriaan Andriessen (1742–1819). Both were active as painters of wallpaper, at a time when many a Dutch town house was decorated wall-hangings, showing lavish arcadian landscapes. It comes as no surprise that the majority of Andriessen’s oeuvre consists of views of forests and meadows. The present sheet, however, belongs to a small group of figure studies that he made.
Andriessen’s nephew, Christiaan (1775–1848), himself an amateur draftsman, produced similar drawings of scenes of every-day life. Christiaan famously illustrated his diary with humorous sketches of recent events and anecdotes. Whether the uncle inspired his nephew or vice versa has yet to be determined.
Anthonie Andriessen was the lesser known brother of the eighteenth-century Dutch artist Jurriaan Andriessen (1742–1819). Both were active as painters of wallpaper, at a time when many a Dutch town house was decorated wall-hangings, showing lavish arcadian landscapes. It comes as no surprise that the majority of Andriessen’s oeuvre consists of views of forests and meadows. The present sheet, however, belongs to a small group of figure studies that he made.
Andriessen’s nephew, Christiaan (1775–1848), himself an amateur draftsman, produced similar drawings of scenes of every-day life. Christiaan famously illustrated his diary with humorous sketches of recent events and anecdotes. Whether the uncle inspired his nephew or vice versa has yet to be determined.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Woman Standing at an Open Sash Window, a Small Boy Beside Her
- Artist: Anthonie Andriessen (Dutch, Amsterdam 1746–1813 Amsterdam)
- Date: 1761–1813
- Medium: Brush and gray ink; framing line in pen and black ink
- Dimensions: sheet: 6 11/16 x 5 1/16 in. (17 x 12.9 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den Broek d'Obrenan Gift, 2009
- Object Number: 2009.180
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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