Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685

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Description

Adriaen van Ostade
the schoolmaster (g., holl.17)
93 by 81mm; 3 5/8 by 3 1/8 in
80 by 61mm; 3 1/8 by 2 3/8 in

Etching, circa 1644, a very good impression of the first state (of three), before the shading to right of hat and elsewhere, printing with rich tone, with small margins, in good condition; with g.24a, etching, second state (of five), with wide margins, in good condition (2)

Provenance

g.24a ex coll. Duke of Buccleuch (L.402)

Catalogue Note

The second state of g.24a described by Godefroy as Très rare.