Peasants Feasting at an Inn

c. 1652

Adriaen van Ostade

Associated Names
Adriaen van Ostade

Artist, Dutch, 1610 - 1685

This is a drawing of an interior scene featuring various activities. The image shows a rustic setting, possibly an inn or communal living space, with a large group of figures engaged in different actions. The room is detailed with wooden beams, a slanted ceiling, household objects like baskets and pots, and a hanging chair. The central focus is on a group of figures sharing drinks, talking, or gesturing. A fireplace and hearth add warmth to the scene. The overall atmosphere is lively and bustling with communal activity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, with touches of drypoint, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.4 x 31.6 cm (10 x 12 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.6 x 33.1 cm (10 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8320

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 21, State v/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Emile-Louis Galichon [1829-1875], Paris (Lugt 856); Dr. Carl Gaa [1871-c.1925], Mannheim [1]; (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 10 May 1929, no. 847); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] Collector's mark is not present but Gaa Collection provenance is cited in subsequent auction catalogue

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1953

  • Old Master Etchings and Engravings, Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, 1953.

1962

  • Prints of the 17th and 18th Centuries, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME, 1962, no. 30.

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 25.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

1996

  • Scenes of Daily Life: Genre Prints from the Housebook Master to Rembrandt van Rijn, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1964; vol. XV, no. 49, vi/ix.

1990

  • Godefroy, Louis. The Complete Etchings of Adriaen van Ostade. San Francisco, 1990: no. 49, vi/ix.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Adriaen van Ostade, Paolo Giordani and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2023: no. 21, v/viii.

Inscriptions

in plate, in margin below image at bottom right: A.V. Ostade fecit et excud.; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: No. 49 II; bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: B. 49 IV; bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: 847 [encircled]

Wikidata ID

Q65018514

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