"The Burgomaster of Delft and his daughter", 1655 - by artist Jan Steen 🇳🇱 ( c. 1626 - 1679)

"The Burgomaster of Delft and his daughter", 1655

This is a famous painting by Jan Steen (1626-1679) from the period when he lived in Delft.

 For a long time this picture was called "The Burgomaster of Delft and his daughter", but after careful research, the names of the seated man and girl were found.

 It is currently assumed that the man seated is the wealthy grain merchant Adolf Kroeser and the girl is his daughter Katharina.

 Both of them are standing in front of their house, while a woman with a child is begging.

 This theme will be repeated by the artist a few years later, when Steen finds himself in serious debt, due to the losses of his De Roskam brewery, and Adolf Kroeser comes to his aid.

 The scene of the picture takes place next to the same brewery, and behind we see the old Delft church.

 A portrait of Adolf and Katharina Kreser can be seen at the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands.  The year of its writing is 1655.

"The Burgomaster of Delft and his daughter", 1655 - by artist Jan Steen