Judith Leyster’s Jolly Toper

1629, Oil on canvas, 35 x 33″.   Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem.

Frans Hals’ Jolly Toper

1628-30, Oil on canvas, 32 in × 26.2″. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

RECOMMENDED READING

The New Yorker Article

A Woman’s Work

The Paris Review Article

Daughters of the Guild  

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

The Met Essay

Genre Painting in Northern Europe