Brief Biography-Cornelis Dusart, a genre painter from Haarlem, was a disciple of Adriaen van Ostade. In 1679, he entered the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke. His works were in the manner of Ostade but never quite the same quality; however, he remained a very successful artist. He completed some of Ostade’s paintings which he inherited after his demise.
He took inspiration from several prints and drawings he acquired from his close friend Adam Dingemans, a collector. One day, Adam left him to go and fetch a picture, and when he returned a half-hour later, he found Cornelis dead on his bed. On the same day, Adam died, supposedly from the shock of seeing his friend deceased. They were interred together in the same church.