Outside an Inn
by HONDIUS, Abraham Danielsz., Oil on panel, 67 x 107 cm
The painting depicts a scene with sportsman offered refreshment outside an inn while his dogs rest after the hunt. This Italianate landscape is an early work, and painted while Hondius was still living and working in his native city. Hondius is better known for his later, more violent hunting scenes, that are related to the works of Flemish masters like Frans Synders and Jan Fyt.