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The Spectacle Seller by Adriaen van Ostade — VisualArtsDB

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The Spectacle Seller

The Spectacle Seller

The Spectacle Seller

Adriaen van Ostade

Medium: Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black chalk
Dimensions: 15.5 x 13.4 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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