Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685

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Description

Adriaen van Ostade
peasant with his hand in his cloak (g., holl.22)
87 by 64mm; 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 in
89 by 64mm; 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 in

Etching, circa 1638, a fine impression of the second state (of seven), before the borderline, printed with tone, with margins, in good condition; with g.28, etching, third state (of seven), on paper with part of an unidentified watermark, with thread margins, trimmed just within platemark above, in good condition (2)

Provenance

g.22 ex coll. A. Alferoff (L.1727); E. Schröter (L.2270); g.28 ex coll. Chambers Hall (L.551), Julian Marshall (L.1494)

Catalogue Note

This state of g.22 described by Godefroy as Très rare.