# Sprig of White Currants with Insects

- By: Jan van Kessel (I) (Antwerp, 1626–1679)
- Date: c. 1653 - c. 1661
- Medium: copper (metal), oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: outer size: height 20.1 cm x width 23.6 cm x depth 2.5 cm (support incl. frame)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-793--75123495e9fea66aaa874f654878bb04)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/xVBHs/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This scene is painted on a copper panel. Its smooth surface was well suited to meticulous and detailed finish. Van Kessel made dozens of such little ‘coppers’ of insects and other animals, which he would arrange in a larger composition. They may have also served as decorative panels for a small cabinet of curiosities.