The Miser
The Miser
- Description
- Etching, trimmed, lacking the credit line that appears on other impressions: "Aus der Sammlung des Canonicus Speth." [from the collection of Canon Speth] which suggests that van Ostade's painting was once owned by Speth.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- etching
- Object Type
- Etching
- date made
- 18th century
- original artist
- Ostade, Adriaen van
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23.5 cm x 16 cm; 9 1/4 in x 6 5/16 in
- ID Number
- 1978.0534.31
- accession number
- 1978.0534
- catalog number
- 1978.0534.31
- Credit Line
- Marsh Collection
- subject
- Europe
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Communications
- Marsh Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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