Street Vendor Selling Spectacles at the Door
c. 1647
Medium
etching, with touches of drypoint, on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 10.5 x 8.9 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.) sheet: 10.8 x 9.2 cm (4 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Henry and Judith Rice Millon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.203.2
About the Artist
Adriaen van Ostade · 1610–1685
Adriaen Jansz. van Ostade (1610-1685) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker who specialized in genre scenes of peasant life. Born and raised in Haarlem, he became one of the most prolific and celebrated artists of the Dutch Golden Age, producing over 800 paintings, 50 etchings, and numerous drawings. Van Ostade's significance in art history lies in his masterful depiction of peasant life, a ...