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The Knifegrinder

A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1671

Artist:

Adriaen van Ostade
Dutch, 1610-1685

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Adriaen van Ostade

Title

The Knifegrinder

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality)

Date

1666–1676

Medium

Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 8.5 × 7.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 in.); Sheet: 14.9 × 13.8 cm (5 7/8 × 5 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1672

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