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The Pater Familias by Adriaen van Ostade — VisualArtsDB

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The Pater Familias

The Pater Familias

The Pater Familias

Adriaen van Ostade

1648

Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 11.8 × 9.1 cm (4 11/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
Genre: Etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)

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