The Jolly Drinker

Judith Leyster (mentioned on object), 1629

This drinker shows off his empty jug, his cheeks flushed from alcohol. Judith Leyster, Haarlem’s only female master painter, was known for these kinds of paintings. Stylistically similar to the work of her fellow townsman Frans Hals, the painting was long attributed to him. Her monogram was not discovered until 1893, located above the jug on the right: JL with a star.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-1685
Dimensionsheight 87 cm x width 81.5 cm, height 88.2 cm x width 87.9 cm, height 107.7 cm x width 103 cm x depth 8 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

Identification

Title(s)
A Fool Holding a Jug, known as ‘The Jolly Drinker’
Object type
Object number
SK-A-1685
Description
De vrolijke drinker. Een lachende man houdt een kruik met deksel omhoog. Met een gepluimde baret op het hoofd, zittend aan een tafel waarop een vuurtestje, pijp en tabak liggen.
Inscriptions / marks
signature and date, with ligated monogram and star, upper right: ‘1629 / JL*’
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
- Erik Spaans, 'Feestgedruis : van banketten tot kermissen', Museum Tijdschrift 24 (2011) nr. 8, p. 16-19.
- Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum (1897), p. 14.
- A. von Schneider, 'Gerard Honthorst und Judith Leyster', Oud Holland (1922), p. 170, afb.

Creation

Creation
painter: Judith Leyster (mentioned on object)
Dating
1629
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
- height 87 cm x width 81.5 cm
- height 88.2 cm x width 87.9 cm
- height 107.7 cm x width 103 cm x depth 8 cm

This work is about

Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; sale, Mme Vve R.-V., Paris (M. Delestre), 24 April 1890, no. 17, as J. Hals (`Le Joyeux Buveur. Assis près d´une table recouverte d´un tapis et tourney vers la droite, il est coiffé d´une toque noire orné d´une longue plume et montre en riant un cruchon de bière qu´il vient de vider. Sur la table, un brasero, une pipe et du tabac dans un papier. Ce tableau […] était anciennement attribué à Jan Steen, mais cette attribution ne concorde pas avec le monogramme qui se voit sur cette toile et qui serait celui de J. Hals, fils de Franz. Toile. Haut, 88 cent, large, 83 cent.´);…; from the dealer Franz Kleinberger, Paris, fl. 4,500, to the museum, with the support of the Rembrandt Association, January 1897; on loan to the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, since 1960

Documentation

- Erik Spaans, 'Feestgedruis : van banketten tot kermissen', Museum Tijdschrift 24 (2011) nr. 8, p. 16-19.
- Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum (1897), p. 14.
- A. von Schneider, 'Gerard Honthorst und Judith Leyster', Oud Holland (1922), p. 170, afb.

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