Tavern genre scene with apartness at his work was executed in 1851 by famous Dutch painter Herman Frederik Carel or Herman ten Kate, the Elder (The Haque 1822 –  1891). Rich illustrations of his works see on the website:

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Hermann ten Kate  was a Dutch artist known for his paintings, drawings and prints. He was known as a teacher and was known for his watercolors and paintings of the historical genre with an emphasis on military figures. His contemporary artists who also followed the same genre of painting were David Bles, Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff and Charles Rochussen. He received royal patronage under King William III of the Netherlands. He was born on 16 February 1822 in The Hague to Jan Herman ten Kate (1789-1860) and Johanna Henriette Adriana de Witte van Haemstede (1792-1858). He was a student of Cornelis Kruseman from 1837 to 1841. After completing his education, he traveled to Belgium, Germany, Italy and France in 1841-42. In Paris, Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier advised him on his painting. After returning from his travels, he studied at the Municipal Academy (1842) and at the Royal Academy of Art (1841-1842). His career began in 1837. Some of Ten Kate's paintings, which were very popular with the public, depicted interior scenes of guard rooms with Spanish or Dutch soldiers in uniform. His color was rich and his brushwork was careful. Ten Kate's paintings were exhibited in the museums in The Hague (1867, 1869), Belgium, Germany, Italy, France (1840-1841), Amsterdam (1868) and Haarlem. He was director of the Academy of Arts (1860s). During the war there was a decline in the sale of his military artwork, so he shifted his focus to landscape paintings. His artwork entitled Un counseil deguerre was sold in June 1870, but his next painting was not sold until February 1872. H.F.C. Ten Kate was famous in his time for his historical genre scenes of military drinking or playing cards. He also painted various events from the 80 Years' War, when the Dutch rebelled against the Spanish. The painter preferred the art of watercolor, of which he was the consummate master in the fine treatment of details or the precise placement of red and blue color accents. The interest in history and references to 17th-century Holland was a typical 19th-century phenomenon. Johannes Bosboom, for example, filled his paintings with figures in 17th-century clothes. After 1850, Ten Kate painted Rococo scenes and national historical events.

Literature: diff.artist lexicons by Bénézit ; Thieme/Becker and others.

Inscription: signed lower right, antique plaque with the artist's name , mounted to the frame.

Technique: oil on mahagony wood panel, original period gilt frame.

Measurements: unframed w 19 3/4" x h 14 1/4" (50 x 36 cm), framed 25 1/8" x 19 3/4" (64 x 50 cm).

Condition: very good original condition.