Jan Havicksz. SteenDutch, 1626–1679Smoker
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
State Hermitage Museum
Room249Saint Petersburg, Russia
On public display.
- Checked
- 29 Aug 2026
- In this state since
- Aug 30, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- ГЭ-877
In the catalog
Sources
- State Hermitage Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 29 Aug 2026
- Image: State Hermitage Museum — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Jan Havicksz. Steen
The whole life1648
Joins the Leiden Guild of St Luke
Together with Gabriël Metsu and other painters Steen joined the recently founded Guild of St Luke in Leiden.
1649
Moves to The Hague; works with Jan van Goyen
From 1649 Steen lived in The Hague, where he first worked with the landscape painter Jan van Goyen, who became his father-in-law.
3 October 1649
Marries Margriet, daughter of Jan van Goyen
On 3 October 1649 Steen married Margriet, the daughter of Jan van Goyen; they had eight children.
6 February 1651
The christenings of his first children: Thaddeus and Eva
On 6 February 1651 Steen's eldest child, his son Thaddeus, was christened in The Hague, followed two years later by his daughter Eva; Thaddeus, like Cornelis, became a painter.
