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, Flemish, 1612-1661
Title
Dinner at a Farmhouse
Date1645
MediumOil on wood panel
Dimensions
62.2 x 79 cm
Signedlower left: D. Rÿckaert 1645
Credit LinePresented, Mr R. Clouston, 1855
Object numberNGI.340
DescriptionIn a humble farmhouse a father and two sons are having dinner. They are served by a woman, perhaps the mother of the family, who is pleased by their appetites. The young man to the right wears fancy attire and carries a money pouch. His bad behaviour – he spits out some wine directly at one of the dogs – reveals his true character. Ryckaert started his career as a landscape painter, but specialised in peasant scenes under the influence of David Teniers. One of the artist’s patrons was Archduke Leopold William, governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
Exhibition HistoryCentenary Exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, October - December 1964

Label TextIn a humble farmhouse interior a father and two sons are having dinner. They are served by what seems to be the mother of the family and her two daughters. The young man in the centre wears fancy attire and carries a money pouch. His slouched posture and uncivilised behaviour — he spits out some wine in the direction of two dogs — reveals his true character. Rijckaert started his career as a landscape painter, but specialised in peasant scenes under the influence of David Teniers. One of the artist’s patrons was Archduke Leopold William, governor of the Spanish Netherlands.