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Description:
Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)
The Pater Familias. Signed and dated "A ostade 1648" in the plate l.r. Etching on laid paper with partial watermark, an 18th-century printing, plate size 4 15/16 x 3 5/8 in., unmatted, unframed. Condition: Trimmed outside the plate mark, accretion to l.r. corner, toning, tack holes to corners, glue spots to corners of the reverse.
Estimate $250-350
Image size is 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. Sheet size is 5 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.
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