The sleeping cavalier

Ochtervelt, Jacob (1634-1682)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1660-1665

Height:

46.0 cm  (18 1/8 in.)

Width:

37.7 cm  (14 13/16 in.)

frame size: h. 66 cm x 57.5 cm

Technique / Medium:

oil on panel

Place of creation:

Holland (Nederland)

Additional titles

Description

A man is seated on a chair in a tavern, sleeping, with a woman standing next to him trying to awaken him. A dog and broken pipe are at his feet. A second man is seated behind, playing a trumpet that is aimed at the sleeping man's head. Two additional women can be seen in the background.

Iconclass

34B11(...)
dog (SPANIEL)
31B12
sleeping in chair
41C741
pipe ~ tobacco
46C52
hotel, hostelry, inn

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Kuretsky, Susan Donahue. The paintings of Jacob Ochtervelt (1634-1682) (Montclair, NJ: Allanheld & Schram, 1979) no. 15; fig. 26. ISBN 0839002408.

RIdIM record id

5243