Description Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 22.4 x 29.2 cm (8.82 x 11.5 inch). Image size: 22.4 x 29.2 cm. (8.82 x 11.5 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Two pinsize holes at bottom margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. JONAS SUYDERHOEF, ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE, DUTCH GENRE SCENE, TAVERN INTERIOR, PEASANTS DRINKING, 17TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, HOLLSTEIN 21 | PCO-E30-44 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Ed. published by I. Covens & A. Mortier (Amsterdam). State: State VI/6. Reference: Hollstein 21; Wuss 120; D.120; Wurzbach 120. Biography engraver: Jonas Suyderhoef (c. 1613-1686) was a Dutch engraver active in Haarlem. He is known for his reproductive engravings after leading Dutch masters, particularly genre scenes and portraits. His prints are characterized by refined burin work and careful tonal gradation. Biography artist: Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685) was a prominent Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, celebrated for his lively depictions of peasant life, tavern interiors, and rustic genre scenes. His detailed compositions and expressive figures influenced numerous engravers, including Suyderhoef.
