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Adriaen van Ostade
A Smoker at a Window (B., Dut., God., Holl. 10)
etching, 1667 (?), first state (of four), a very fine impression of this very rare state, showing no wear in the densely shaded area at the back of the smoker's head and in the lower left corner of the window, watermark Foolscap, trimmed on or just inside the platemark at three sides, cut to the subject at the bottom and lacking the blank strip below the subject, a small glue stain on the smoker's left hand, very pale staining on the reverse, otherwise in very good condition
S> 184 x 155 mm.
A Smoker at a Window (B., Dut., God., Holl. 10)
etching, 1667 (?), first state (of four), a very fine impression of this very rare state, showing no wear in the densely shaded area at the back of the smoker's head and in the lower left corner of the window, watermark Foolscap, trimmed on or just inside the platemark at three sides, cut to the subject at the bottom and lacking the blank strip below the subject, a small glue stain on the smoker's left hand, very pale staining on the reverse, otherwise in very good condition
S> 184 x 155 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified collector's stamp, verso, Initials AA in circle