Domestic interior scene.

Drawing, watercolour, 21,2 x 17,1 cm, vellum paper, signed and dated in lower right corner (trimmed to edges).

Loose under passe-partout.

Historical scene of man and woman in a Dutch interior. A bird cage is attached to the wall. Craeyvanger (1812-1880) was born in Utrecht and became the pupil of Jan Willem Pieneman. He etched his own sketches and collaborated with publishers on prints. He is also known for genre works and copies of old masters such as Jan Steen, Gerard Dou, and Frans van Mieris. In 1848 he was one of the founders of the "Haagse Etsclub", a club for etchers in The Hague, where he lived a few years until 1850.