Saying grace, by Adriaen van Ostade

An image of Saying grace. Ostade, Adriaen van (Dutch, 1610-1685). Etching, 1653. Production Note: Late state, but before Hollstein's VII/VII, with shading added behand the peasant man's head. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 34; 1803. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 34 V or VI/VII.

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Saying grace. Ostade, Adriaen van (Dutch, 1610-1685). Etching, 1653. Production Note: Late state, but before Hollstein's VII/VII, with shading added behand the peasant man's head. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 34; 1803. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 34 V or VI/VII.

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Accession Number: AD.1.18-715
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 867 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.96MB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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