This is a drawing of a bustling street scene in a village or town. The drawing captures a lively scene with various activities taking place. A horse-drawn cart is situated to the right, barrels are being managed. The streets are cobbled, and there are architectural buildings in the background with steeply pitched roofs and chimney stacks. Figures are engaged in different activities along the street, tending to the barrels, bending down, and approaching a stall with goods. Foliage hangs over the structures, and the mood is busy and everyday. The drawing is detailed and intricate, with careful…
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Workmen before an Inn

Isack van Ostade (Dutch, 1621 - 1649)

c. 1645

Medium
pen and brown ink and wash and watercolor over black chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 13.97 × 20.32 cm (5 1/2 × 8 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Nell Weidenhammer Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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