Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 68 works by Jacob Ochtervelt in our catalogue
In short
Young Woman Singing at a Window (1668) is the Jacob Ochtervelt painting that draws the most eyes; the original belongs to the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. After it, the eye goes to The Sleeping Cavalier (1665) and Portrait of a Family (1663). Among the 68 works of Jacob Ochtervelt in our catalog, these 67 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.
A young woman leans from a dark window casement, her gaze directed downward toward a piece of sheet music held in her hands. The composition is framed by the heavy, rectangular architecture of the window, creating a shallow, stage-like space that pushes the subject into the viewer's immediate presence. Her skin is pale and luminous, catching a directional light from the upper left that casts soft shadows across her features.…
The room is thick with a heavy, hushed stillness, yet a sense of impending chaos lingers just beneath the surface. A man lies slumped in a deep, heavy slumber, his head tilted back in a state of total vulnerability. He is a cavalier, caught in a moment of repose that feels both peaceful and precarious. Leaning toward him, a woman moves with a quiet, focused intent, her presence a soft…
In Jacob Ochtervelt's Portrait of a Family, a quiet domesticity unfolds within a carefully structured interior. The scene centers on a man and a woman seated around a table, their presence anchored by the heavy, ornate patterns of an Oriental rug draped across the surface. In the foreground, a young child and a small dog occupy the immediate space, drawing the viewer into this private, dignified moment. The arrangement of…
A child and a woman stand at the threshold of a grand entryway, where black and white marble floors meet the light of an open door. The child, dressed in a pale plum-purple garment with puffy sleeves and a wide, flaring collar, reaches out to drop a silver coin into the hat of a disheveled boy. This boy, accompanied by a nursing mother, stands just across the threshold, his skin…
The oyster meal is a genre painting by Jacob Ochtervelt. Created in 1667, this work belongs to the Dutch Golden Age. It captures a quiet, intimate exchange between two figures within a shadowed interior.
In a dimly lit interior, a seated man focuses on a stringed instrument, likely a cithern or lute. He is positioned in the center of the composition, his form partially obscured by deep shadows. A young woman stands near him, viewed from behind, her presence defined by the bright white of her satin gown. The fabric of her dress catches a strong light source originating from an unseen window on…
In this intimate scene from 1679, we find ourselves drawn into a dimly lit interior where the weight of the day has finally taken its toll. A seated officer, clad in military attire, has succumbed to sleep, his posture slumped in a way that suggests a sudden, heavy exhaustion. The composition is carefully organized, pulling the eye from a foreground group toward a cluster of figures in the background, creating…
In this 1676 oil on canvas, a domestic scene unfolds within a dimly lit interior. The composition follows a triangular arrangement, centering on a woman positioned to the left. She wears a luminous white gown that reflects a strong light source originating from the upper left. This brightness contrasts against the deep, earthy tones of ochre and burnt sienna that define the rest of the room. To the right, two…
The composition is structured around a dark, arched doorway that functions as a frame within a frame, creating a sense of depth between the interior and the exterior. In the foreground, a woman kneels upon a checkered marble floor. She wears a white headscarf and a skirt of bright orange-red fabric. Her hands hold a large, golden platter laden with fish, which she extends toward a standing man. This man…
This painting, titled Genre Painting, is a work by the artist Jacob Ochtervelt. The piece is an object type of painting that measures 28.8 cm in height and 25.5 cm in width. It was created about 1658.
Fish Market1668 · Kunsthistorisches Museum
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Landscape with Hunting Party at Rest1659
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Interior scene with lady + maid1658 · Museum Gouda
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A musician, holding a trumpet and a hat, leaning over a stone niche1650
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Cherry seller at the front door1649 · Museum Mayer van den Bergh
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Portr. of a man (selfportr. ?)1659
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Interior with sick lady1659
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a lady canvassing with her maid1659
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old woman selling fish1659
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Interior with a woman reading a letter and a maid1659
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lady at her morning-toilet1659
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The Dancing Dog1669 · Wadsworth Atheneum
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A Lady with a Dog1665 · National Gallery of Ireland
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A Lady in a Window Holding a Bunch of Grapes1668 · National Gallery of Ireland
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Fainted Woman1667 · Museum der bildenden Künste
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Backgammon players and woman playing the lute in an interior, 1671 gedateerd1671 · Museum der bildenden Künste
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A Proposal of Love for a Reader1670 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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Interior with a woman reading a letter and a maid1672
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The Embracing Cavalier1662 · Manchester Art Gallery
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The lemon slice1667 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Lady with Servant and Dog1671 · Carnegie Museum of Art
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The doctor's visit1668
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interior with 5 people1671
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Elegant company in an interior1667
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soldiers with flag1664 · Museum Rotterdam
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The Backgammon Players1668 · Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection
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Family Portrait1670 · Norton Simon Museum
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Singing Violinist1668
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A Nurse Showing a Mother Her Child1674
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The Music Lesson1667 · Reiss-Engelhorn Museums
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The Music Lesson1670 · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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De Regenten Van Het Leprozenhuis1674 · Amsterdam Museum
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Joyeuse Compagnie1663 · Manchester Art Gallery
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Musical Company in an Interior1670 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Young woman peeling a lemon1675
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A Lady Playing with a Dog1676 · New York Historical Society
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Oyster Eaters1665 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
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A Family Group1670 · Szépművészeti Múzeum
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Concert1674 · Hermitage Museum
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Cavalier at an Open Window1668 · Städel Museum
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Young Woman playing the Violin1668 · Statens Museum For Kunst
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Buying Grapes1669 · Hermitage Museum
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Itinerant Musicians1660 · Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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The Music Lesson1671 · Art Institute of Chicago
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A Fishmonger at the Door1663 · Mauritshuis
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The players, Jacob Ochtervelt, c. 1660 - c. 16821682 · Rijksmuseum
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A Woman standing at a Harpsichord, a Man seated by her1677 · National Gallery
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The Love Letter1670 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Two Couples in front of a BuildingNational Museum in Warsaw
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The Drawing LessonRheinisches Landesmuseum
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The Love Letter1670 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Rehearsing the SongStaatliche Museen
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A Woman standing at a Harpsichord, a Man seated by her
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A Young Lady Trimming her FingernailsNational Gallery
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Two Women and a Man making MusicNational Gallery
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Street Musicians at the Doorway of a House1665 · Saint Louis Art Museum
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The Oyster Meal1664 · Guildhall Art Gallery
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Jacob Ochtervelt | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hermitage Museum |
Saint Petersburg | 5 | Young Woman Singing at a Window, Man playing the cithern and a young woman in an interior, Woman selling fish at the door of a house |
 Manchester Art Gallery |
Manchester | 3 | The Sleeping Cavalier, The Embracing Cavalier, Joyeuse Compagnie |
 National Gallery |
London | 3 | A Woman standing at a Harpsichord, a Man seated by her, A Young Lady Trimming her Fingernails, Two Women and a Man making Music |
 Nationalmuseum |
Stockholm | 2 | The Sleeping Officer, Company with Dancing Dog |
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
Munich | 2 | Genre Painting, The lemon slice |
 National Gallery of Ireland |
Dublin City | 2 | A Lady with a Dog, A Lady in a Window Holding a Bunch of Grapes |
 Museum der bildenden Künste |
Leipzig | 2 | Fainted Woman, Backgammon players and woman playing the lute in an interior, 1671 gedateerd |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 2 | The Love Letter, The Love Letter |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
The oil on canvas titled Cherry seller at the front door captures a quiet moment of commerce. Jacob Ochtervelt painted this work in 1649. The scene rests within the traditions of the Dutch Golden Age, focusing on the textures of daily life and the soft light of a domestic threshold.
This painting, titled Genre Painting, is a work by the artist Jacob Ochtervelt. The piece is an object type of painting that measures 28.8 cm in height and 25.5 cm in width. It was created about 1658.
A young woman leans from a dark window casement, her gaze directed downward toward a piece of sheet music held in her hands. The composition is framed by the heavy, rectangular architecture of the window, creating a shallow, stage-like space that pushes the subject into the viewer's immediate presence. Her skin is pale and luminous, catching a directional light from the upper left that casts soft shadows across her features.…
In this intimate scene from 1679, we find ourselves drawn into a dimly lit interior where the weight of the day has finally taken its toll. A seated officer, clad in military attire, has succumbed to sleep, his posture slumped in a way that suggests a sudden, heavy exhaustion. The composition is carefully organized, pulling the eye from a foreground group toward a cluster of figures in the background, creating…
The players, Jacob Ochtervelt, c. 1660 - c. 1682 emerges from the quiet, lived-in spaces of the Dutch Golden Age. This work, titled The players, Jacob Ochtervelt, c. 1660 - c. 1682, carries the hand of the artist Jacob Ochtervelt, a man who spent his life observing the subtle rhythms of domestic life. He was born in 1634 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and his gaze often turned toward the intimate gatherings…
Young Woman Singing at a Window (1668), Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. The Sleeping Cavalier (1665) and Portrait of a Family (1663) come next.
34 years old: Young Woman Singing at a Window dates from 1668, and Jacob Ochtervelt was born in 1634.
Young Woman Singing at a Window, The Sleeping Cavalier, Portrait of a Family, A Nurse and a Child in an Elegant Foyer, The oyster meal, Man playing the cithern and a young woman in an interior, The Sleeping Officer, Company with Dancing Dog, Woman selling fish at the door of a house and Genre Painting. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 68 works by Jacob Ochtervelt, dated from 1649 to 1682.
Mostly in Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg), Manchester Art Gallery (Manchester) and National Gallery (London). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1660s: 29 of the 67 works on this page were made then, Young Woman Singing at a Window among them.
On this page, the earliest is Cherry seller at the front door (1649) and the latest The players, Jacob Ochtervelt, c. 1660 - c. 1682 (1682).
Woman (47), Man (25) and Dog (21), across the 67 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 40 of the 67 works on this page.
Baroque and Dutch golden age, judging by the originals on this page.
Young Woman Singing at a Window, Man playing the cithern and a young woman in an interior and Woman selling fish at the door of a house: the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg holds 5 of the works on this page.
