Description:
Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)
The Hunchbacked Fiddler, 1654 (Godefroy, 44iii/vi). Signed within the plate. Etching on laid paper, plate size 6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in. (15.7 x 11.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Narrow margins, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, Sale 3163, Lot 68, December 4, 2003; to a private Massachusetts collection.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Hinged at top; no additional condition to report.
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