Adriaen van Ostade

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Adriaen van Ostade

Saying Grace (B., Dut., God., Holl. 34)

etching, 1653, Hollstein's third state (of seven), before the addition of the skull cap on the peasant's head, a very good, black impression of this rare state, with thread margins or trimmed on the platemark, one or two very short tears at the lower right corner, some surface abrasions at the upper right, lesser defects, otherwise generally in good condition
S. 156 x 131mm.
Provenance
Dr.A. Sträter (L. 787), verso, faintly visible on the lower borderline, recto
S. Barden (L. 218, 2756)
An unidentified collector's stamp Initials CD (not in Lugt)
E.V. Rouir (L. 2156a)

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