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The Peasant Paying his Reckoning

Adriaen Jansz van Ostade

Artwork Details

The Peasant Paying his Reckoning
circa 1647-1653
Adriaen Jansz van Ostade
etching, engraving and drypoint on paper
5 7/16 x 4 5/8 in. (13.81 x 11.75 cm);19 ¼ x 14 ¼ in. (48.89 x 36.2 cm);3 15/16 x 3 5/16 in. (10 x 8.41 cm)
Gift of Carl Fredric Clarke
1949/1.113

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Ostade was a Haarlem painter and etcher of peasant scenes. In this print a peasant is shown paying his bill to the innkeeper, so identified by the keys hanging from her belt. Other customers converse, drink, or smoke. Above the fireplace are a spinner's winder and a lantern.

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