Archery in Art; David Teniers the Younger

Painted when the common man still met at the butts for an afternoon of shooting and relaxation.  Then hopefully, off to the pub for a pint.  I love to scan old images for the details.  Some nice redware jugs, probably for beer, a great little bench, and clothing details for the historical-minded.  Most interesting to me are the bows themselves, as the ones depicted here are reflexed recurved flat bows.  Also notable is the conspicuous absence of anything like a quiver.  I expect everyone just showed up with a handful of arrows tucked into the belt.

Here are a few older posts on archery from previous years.