Reading the News at the Weavers’ Cottage

Adriaen van Ostade, 1673. Archival print from The Met’s open-access image.

Price range: $45.00 through $260.00

Description

Reading the News at the Weavers' Cottage, Adriaen van Ostade (1673).

Pen and brown ink, watercolor, white heightening, over traces of graphite; framing lines by the artist (?) in pen and brown ink and gold. Original: 9 5/8 x 7 15/16 in. (24.4 x 20.2 cm).

Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1996. Printed from The Met’s Open Access image (CC0). View the original at The Met (object 337632).

Additional information

Department

Drawings and Prints

Artist

Adriaen van Ostade

Century

17th century

Medium

Watercolor

Size

24 × 30 cm, 40 × 50 cm, 56 × 70 cm, 80 × 100 cm

Finish

Black frame, Oak frame, Unframed