The Pater Familias

Adriaen van Ostade Dutch

1648

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Title: The Pater Familias
Artist: Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, Haarlem 1610–1685 Haarlem)
Date: 1648
Medium: Copper etching plate
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (13 x 9.6 cm)
Classification: Plates
Credit Line: Purchase, Janet Lee Kadesky Ruttenberg Fund, in honor of Colta Ives, and Barbara and Howard Fox Gift, 2011
Object Number: 2011.294
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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