Anthonie Crussens

[2] The artist was possibly the father of Jasper Crussens, who produced drawings for the Affligem Abbey in West Brabant around 1699.

About three quarters of his drawings are landscapes, often set in winter and mainly depicting hilly areas at the edge of a wood.

[3] The remaining quarter of his drawings consist mainly of genre scenes: soldiers in action or satirical peasant figures engaging in activities such as singing, reading and smoking.

Examples are the three drawings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which symbolize Hearing, Smell and Sight.

[2] He often signed his drawings, which are almost all on vellum with framing lines and wide margins, which suggests that he intended them for sale.