Soo D'oude Songen Soo Pepen De Jongen (As the old sing, so the young twitter)

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Jacob Jordaens

National Gallery of Art

This image depicts a group of people sitting closely together at a table. The central figure is a woman holding a child on her lap. The woman has curly hair and is wearing a patterned hat and pearl jewelry. The child she holds is playing a flute. To the left, an elderly woman sits in a high-backed wicker chair, reading a document. Behind and partially to the left, a dog is looking attentively towards the group. On the far right side, a bearded man with glasses reads aloud from a book held open in front of him, gesturing with one hand. Next to him, a second man plays a wind instrument, dressed in a loose shirt with a vest and a cloth cap. At the table, a boy is seated, eating grapes while looking towards the woman and child. The table is covered with a cloth and spread with various objects. The background is a detailed wall featuring elaborate designs and text framed with decorative elements.