Peasant Family in an Interior wtih the Father Feeding a Child

1648

Adriaen van Ostade

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Adriaen van Ostade

Artist, Dutch, 1610 - 1685

This is a drawing of an interior scene of a rustic dwelling. The room is crowded with various elements common in a humble domestic setting. To the left, there is a bunk bed made with simple bedding and a partially visible object resting on top. Below it, a small figure is seated beside a wooden table with utensils. In the foreground, another figure is seated on a stool, with an object in hand, while another figure stands or leans behind them, partially draped in fabric. To the side hangs a cooking pot, indicating the presence of a hearth or cooking space. Several objects like tools or sticks are scattered on the ground, adding to the cluttered atmosphere. The artist uses detailed hatching and cross-hatching to create depth and texture, emphasizing the rustic quality of the interior.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Walter Francis Duke of Buccleuch [1806-1884], London and Dalkeith (Lugt 402); Henry and Judith Rice Millon; gift to NGA, 1991.

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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. 33, v/vi.

1990

  • Godefroy, Louis. The Complete Etchings of Adriaen van Ostade. San Francisco, 1990: no. 33, v/vi.

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. 15, iv/iv.

Inscriptions

in plate, within image at bottom right: Av ostade 1648; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: 33 / 1601 / Oeye [?] / 33 / a12836

Wikidata ID

Q74896048

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