The Pater Familias

etchingprint

Date

1648

Medium

Etching in black on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 11.8 × 9.1 cm (4 11/16 × 3 5/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

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Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610–1685)

The Two Gossips

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The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658) after Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)