Dark painting of an outdoor gathering under trees: a seated man with a glass, a boy playing a stringed instrument, a musician with a drum, and a woman with a dog.

Merry Company

An outdoor merry company gathers under trees: a seated man in green breeches raises a glass beside a white jug, while a boy in a hat plays a stringed instrument and an older musician holds a frame drum. A woman sits at right beside a small dog, under a cloudy sky.

Artist: Dirck Helmbreeker
Date: 1675-1702
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 3494 × 2714 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1702.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

17th century genre painting oil on canvas dutch painting dog outdoor scene stringed instrument