Lot Essay
The prototype, in the Liechtenstein collection, is recorded by Hofstede de Groot (A Catalogue Raisonné, etc., III, London, 1910, p. 147, no. 3).
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A hermit reading
Details
After Adriaen Jansz. van Ostade
A hermit reading
with signature 'As. ostade.' (lower right)
oil on panel
62.8 x 48.9 cm.
A hermit reading
with signature 'As. ostade.' (lower right)
oil on panel
62.8 x 48.9 cm.
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