Attributed To Peeter Snyers (1681 - 1752), A Young Savoyard

Attributed to Peeter Snyers
Flemish painter
Antwerp 1681 – 1752 Antwerp
A young Savoyard with a box holding his pet animal, most probably a marmot
Oil on canvas : 53,5 X 34,0 cm
Unsigned
Frame : 69,3 X 49,1 cm

Peeter Snyers is an interesting painter who remained active in Antwerp during all his career. He is best known as an excellent and daring still life painter. He also painted an important series of market scenes representing the Twelve Months.

The Alpine region of the Savoy was so poor in those days that families would let their children work as chimney sweepers in France and beyond in Flanders. They made some extra money with their dancing pet marmots. Snyers painted several of these young, poor lads.

All my paintings stand fully documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/portraits-genre-and-exterior-scenes/snyers-peeter-savoyard-2023/a-young-savoyard-and-his -pet-animal-4426268