Adriaen van OSTADE – Saying grace, 1653

Adriaen van OSTADE
1610 Haarlem + 1685 Haarlem
Etching

L. Godefroy 34 (VI/VI). Very good impression of the last state, the scraper marks clearly visible around the villager’s head. Small marginal lack reattached; oxidation of the sheet; some foxings at top; rests of strong mounting paper at top of the backside. Thread margins. First half of XVIII century impression.