The Merry Family, by Jan Havicksz Steen
The Merry Family, by Jan Steen, 1668, Dutch painting, oil on canvas. The father sings while raising a glass and the mother and grandmother join in. The children are either blowing into a wind instrument or smoking a long pipe or drinking. A moralizing note hangs on the mantle, ?As the old sing, so shall the young twitter? (BSLOC_2016_3_165)
Picture No
11110462
Media ID
45269470
Size
3000px x 2326px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
Date
1668
