Work: 77,5 x 50 cm? Frame: 98 x 71 cm ? ? The painting dedicated 'Aan mijnen vriend Berters'. This painting fits as a consequence nicely in the series of works that were dedicated to people from the immediate environment, a practice that used to happen regularly (see for example a painting, also dated 1876, of Pierre Van Haevermaet dedicated to William Linnig in the City Museum of Sint-Niklaas, inv. number SN.85.7.1, link).