Three Peasants at Table; verso: remains of black chalk sketch

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.2018.124
People: Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch (Haarlem 1610 - 1685 Haarlem)
Title: Three Peasants at Table; verso: remains of black chalk sketch
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/184117

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink, gray wash, and transparent and opaque watercolor over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Dimensions

5 x 5.1 cm (1 15/16 x 2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: upper right, black ink: Av.O.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Probably Sir Anthony Westcombe (died 1752). Sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 26, 1984, lot 40 (as Adriaen van Ostade and Cornelis Dusart)], to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year: 2018
Object Number: 1.2018.124
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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