Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685

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Description

Adriaen van Ostade
the spectacle seller (g., holl.29)

Etching, circa 1646, first state (of six), before the strengthening of the borderline, trimmed just within platemark, tips of three corners restored; with g.,25 and g.27, two etchings, second and fifth state (of six and ten respectively), with margins, g.27 trimmed within blank space below, lacking circa 4mm, g.25 with a few pale brown stains, otherwise in good condition (3)

Provenance

g.29 ex coll.Schweickhart, dated 1799 (not in Lugt), N. Smith (L.2297), A. Coppenrath (L.87), S. Barden (not in Lugt), Dr W. Beck (L2603b); g.25 with an unidentified collector's mark verso (not in Lugt)

Catalogue Note

This state of g.29 described by Godefroy as Très rare.