Thomas Wijck was a Dutch painter of port views and genre paintings.
19th century portrait of Thomas Wijck by Adolphe Frédéric Nett
Genre painting is the painting of genre art, which depicts aspects of everyday life by portraying ordinary people engaged in common activities. One common definition of a genre scene is that it shows
Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid by Jan Vermeer 1670/71)
Peasant Dance by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, c. 1568
The Happy Family by Jan Steen, 1668
The Smokers by Adriaen Brouwer, 1636