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The Burgomaster

Engraver James Watson Irish
After Adriaen van Ostade Dutch
Publisher Robert Sayer British
ca. 1770
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Burgomaster
  • Engraver: James Watson (Irish, Dublin ca. 1740–1790 London)
  • Artist: After Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, Haarlem 1610–1685 Haarlem)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
  • Date: ca. 1770
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 13 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (35.4 × 25.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.1004
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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