Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685

Etching, 1652, a very good impression of the third state (of seven), before the completion of the line at right of pig, with thread margins above and at right, trimmed just within platemark on two sides, extreme tip of lower left corner missing, otherwise in good condition; with g., holl.23, etching, a very good impression of the sixth state (of ten), with square corners and with the hatching at right of wheel, on paper with a Phoenix in Circle watermark, with margins, in good condition (2)

g.31 ex coll. F Kalle (L.1021), following an inscription in pencil verso Dr H Fleischer (see L.1362b); g.23 with two unidentified collector's marks (possibly by the same collector) verso (not in Lugt)

This state of g.31 described by Godefroy as Très rare.