Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685

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Description

Adriaen van Ostade
the village romance (g., holl.11)
158 by 126mm; 6 1/4 by 5 in

Etching, circa 1667, a fine impression of the seventh state (of twelve), with touches of burr in the leaves, before the strengthening of the vertical line in lower left corner, on paper with a Foolscap watermark, with small margins, folds across lower right corner associated with a very short repaired tear, otherwise in good condition

Provenance

Ex coll. Dr C D Ginsburg (L.1145)

Catalogue Note

This state of g.50 described by Godefroy as De toute rareté