Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685

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Description

Adriaen van Ostade
the fiddler and the hurdy-gurdy boy (g., holl.45)
152 by 131mm; 6 by 5 1/8 in

Etching, circa 1660, a very good impression of the third state (of six), before the additional hatching on trousers of the peasant seated near the door, trimmed within platemark but well outside borderline, minor thin spots at upper corners (one just broken through), otherwise in good condition

Provenance

Ex coll. Dr W. Beck (L.2603b)