Peasant Family in an Interior with the Mother Feeding a Child

1647

Adriaen van Ostade

Associated Names
Adriaen van Ostade

Artist, Dutch, 1610 - 1685

This is a drawing of a rustic interior scene. It depicts a detailed view of a modest dwelling with various household objects scattered throughout. Objects like pots, a basket, wooden furniture, and overhanging linens are visible. A ladder leans against the back wall, leading to a loft area filled with barrels and other storage. Dark beams stretch across the ceiling. The composition is carefully structured to draw the eye through these details, creating an intimate portrayal of home life. The drawing is intricate, with fine lines capturing texture and depth, lending a sense of authenticity to the domestic setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, with touches of drypoint, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 17.8 x 15.8 cm (7 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8317

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2, State vi/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hermann Weber [1817-1854], Bonn (Lugt 1383); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 874); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1932d), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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. 46, v/vi.

1990

  • Godefroy, Louis. The Complete Etchings of Adriaen van Ostade. San Francisco, 1990: no. 46, v/vii.

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. 2, vi/vii.

Inscriptions

in plate, within image at bottom right: Av ostade 1647; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: #1426; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B. 46 [?] ig. [?]; bottom right, in graphite by a later hand: 874

Wikidata ID

Q65018511

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