The Old Drinker

Gabriel Metsu, 1650

$259

Size

These sizes keep the painting’s true proportions. Want a different shape? Email us and we’ll adapt it.

Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

The Old Drinker

The Old Drinker is a hand-painted oil on canvas reproduction of Gabriel Metsu's work. Each piece is made to order, with full customization of size and framing to suit your space. Every reproduction is backed by our 90-day satisfaction guarantee, with free worldwide shipping.

About the original

Painted in: 1650
Original size: 22 × 19.5 cm (8.7 × 7.7 in)
Where it hangs: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Gabriel Metsu

Gabriël Metsu painted the quiet life of Dutch homes and markets: women reading letters, feeding pets, tending sick children, men drinking and dozing. His pictures are small, finely painted and full of warm, observant detail, and he is often grouped with Vermeer and de Hooch. He was born in Leiden, joined the painters’ guild there in 1648, and moved to Amsterdam around 1655, where he spent the rest of his short life. He worked in many styles, painting history subjects, still lifes and portraits as well as genre scenes. His work hangs in the Rijksmuseum, the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Sick Child, in the Rijksmuseum, is his best known painting: a pale child on her mother’s lap, painted with great tenderness. The Old Drinker and The Sleeping Sportsman show his lighter, more humorous side.

All paintings by this artist

Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get The Old Drinker in a different size or shape?

Yes. The Old Drinker is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 22 x 19.5 cm (8.7 x 7.7 in).

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