Hendrik Martensz Sorgh
, Dutch, 1609/1611-1670
Title
The BreakfastDate1656
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions
31.3 x 24.8 cm
Signedlower right: H.M. Sorgh, 1656 [HM in monogram]
Credit LinePurchased, 1886
Object numberNGI.269
Label TextTwo men are conversing while smoking, drinking and eating. In front of them lies an elaborate still life consisting of, among others, a pipe, a napkin, a pewter jug, a bread roll, a paper used to carry tobacco, a brazier with hot coals, a plate with fish and earthenware jugs. Active in Rotterdam, Sorgh probably trained with David Teniers, a Flemish painter known for his peasant scenes. Sorgh’s oeuvre consists of similar works as well as market scenes. Aside from being an artist, he earned a living as a market bargeman.