farmers-drinking-smoking-game-trictrac [Jonas SUYDERHOEF after OSTADE, c.1660]

etching / engraving on hand laid (verge type) paper. Watermark: Fragment of watermark with small lion..
Sheet size: 26 x 31,7 cm. Image size: 24,5 x 27,7 cm.

Source unknown, to be determined. State: Proof state. Rare. Ref: H. 24 Provenance: Vague manuscript annotation / collector’s mark on rear. New item to be further described. Please inquire for further information.

Made by Jonas Suyderhoef after Adriaen van Ostade. Jonas Suyderhoef (Dutch; ca. 1613-1686) was a Dutch engraver from Leiden. He worked in Haarlem. He produced highly finished engravings often in collaboration with his tutor Soutman. He specialized mostly in portraits.

Condition: Very good, given age. Nice dark impression. Trimmed close to plate marks as is common. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: FARMERS-DRINKING-SMOKING-GAME-TRICTRAC

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