Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works. Born in Rotterdam, Sorgh became a pupil of David Teniers the Younger and Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech. Sorgh painted mostly interiors with peasants. His kitchen interiors feature elaborate still lifes. He also painted market scenes, portraits, and marine and historical scenes. Sorgh’s works include, for example, A Man Writing, Interior with Jacob and Esau, and A Kitchen. He married Adriaantje Hollaer on 20 February 1633.