Drunken Peasant at an Inn

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Bernhard Schreuder (printmaker), after Adriaen Brouwer

National Gallery of Art

The image displays a man sitting on a wooden bench or stool with his legs bent and extended forward against a rustic wooden wall. He has a scruffy beard and short hair, wearing a wide-brimmed hat tilted to one side, and simple, loose-fitting clothing. He appears to have a jug or container attached to his belt or held in his lap. In the background, two other men sit at a table on a long bench, facing away from the viewer. One of the men raises a glass or mug in the air. The room features wooden walls and beams with scattered objects like hats on the floor. The setting conveys a casual, potentially rural, gathering place.