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The image shows a portrait of a man with long wavy hair and a wide-brimmed hat. He is wearing a garment with a large lace collar and is positioned to the side with a neutral expression. The background includes a circular frame with text surrounding the portrait and a plain, textured background.
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The image shows a portrait of a man with long wavy hair and a wide-brimmed hat. He is wearing a garment with a large lace collar and is positioned to the side with a neutral expression. The background includes a circular frame with text surrounding the portrait and a plain, textured background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adriaen van Ostade

Jacob Gole after Adriaen van Ostade

Date
c. 1700
Medium
mezzotint in red on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23 x 17.2 cm (9 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 27.2 x 21.5 cm (10 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2002.39.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • mezzotint
  • Hat
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man
  • Frame
Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Inscription

around oval in plate: PICTORIS ADRIANI VAN OSTADE; lower left in plate: A. van Ostade del: Effigies; lower right in plate: J. Gole exc: cum Privel. ord: Holland

NGA object ID 123964. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.