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The image shows a waterside settlement with a body of water, boats, small cottages, people, a horse-drawn cart, and a sky with clouds. The sketch is executed in pencil with a muted color palette dominated by greys and browns, emphasizing subtle details through fine lines and textures.
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The image shows a waterside settlement with a body of water, boats, small cottages, people, a horse-drawn cart, and a sky with clouds. The sketch is executed in pencil with a muted color palette dominated by greys and browns, emphasizing subtle details through fine lines and textures.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Tavern by a River

Jan van Goyen

Date
1640
Medium
black chalk with gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 16.2 × 21.2 cm (6 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2022.40.60
Credit line
Gift of Donald Stone
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • River
  • Boat
  • Building
  • Figures
Provenance

(Douwes Fine Art, London and Amsterdam); purchased 1984 by Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Inscription

upper right in black chalk: VG 1640; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: [not deciphered] 21.5 x 16.5; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 408523

NGA object ID 141385. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.