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Three Men Struggling in an Interior

A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Jonas Suyderhoef (Dutch, c. 1613-1686)
after Gerard ter Borch (Dutch, 1617-1681)

About this artwork

Jonas Suyderhoef was a reproductive etcher and engraver who made 138 prints after more than 50 artists during his career. He is known for his achievement of chiaroscuro effects, evident here in a lively genre scene after Gerard ter Borch, one of the foremost Dutch artists specializing in scenes of everyday life and portraiture.
Cards and money are strewn about as a Dutch soldier, armed with a knife, attacks another, presumably over a lost game of cards. Knocked off his stool and falling backward, the second soldier loses his hat as the attacker lunges for his neck; another soldier half-heartedly makes an attempt to restrain his comrade. As an agitated man appears on the staircase, armed with a large pair of tongs, the fate of the victim remains ambiguous.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jonas Suyderhoef

Title

Three Men Struggling in an Interior

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1633–1686

Medium

Etching in black on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 28.6 × 37.7 cm (11 5/16 × 14 7/8 in.); Sheet: 28.8 × 37.8 cm (11 3/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2007.499

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