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Bust of an Old Peasant Wearing a Pointed Hat
Adriaen van Ostade (mentioned on object), 1648 - 1650
This group of impressions (and copper plates) nicely encapsulates the breadth of Adriaen van Ostade’s etched oeuvre. He specialized in depictions of rural life with peasants in inns, at their farms, or dancing in the village square. Peasants are depicted both individually and as groups: playing the hurdy-gurdy, conversing, listening to buskers, or humbly saying grace before their meal.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1885-A-8712
- Dimensionsheight 69 mm x width 58 mm
- Physical characteristicsets