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The Quacksalver

A work made of etching in black on ivory paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in black on ivory paper.

Date:

1648

Artist:

Adriaen van Ostade
Dutch, 1610-1685

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Adriaen van Ostade

Title

The Quacksalver

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1648

Medium

Etching in black on ivory paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 14.8 × 12.3 cm (5 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.); Sheet: 15.1 × 12.6 cm (6 × 5 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1670

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