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A physician examining urine. Mezzotint by C. Spooner after A. van Ostade.

A man is leaning out of a window reading a letter by the light of the candle which his companion is holding. Engraving after Adriaen van Ostade.

A woman breastfeeding her child among her family. Etching by D. Deuchar, 1784, after A. van Ostade, 1641.

A couple sitting at a table: the man holds a glass in one hand, with the other he holds the woman's hand which is resting on the table with a pipe. Etching by C. Visscher after A. van Ostade.

Five men sit smoking round a fireplace, another stands with his back to the fire. Mezzotint after A. van Ostade (?).

A man with tankard in hand leans by a window. Mezzotint, early 19th century, after A. van Ostade.

Peasants sitting, smoking, outside an inn as the hostess pours a glass of ale. Engraving by J. Suyderhoff after A. van Ostade.

A surgeon operating on a man's foot. Oil painting attributed to Cornelis Mahu after Adriaen van Ostade.

A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by M. Liart, c. 1783, after A. van Ostade.

A physician examining urine. Oil painting after Adriaen van Ostade.

A man sits at a table with a drink and discarded pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar after A. van Ostade (?).

An old man sits content with a glass in one hand and a tankard in the other. Engraving by F.A. David, 1774, after A. van Ostade.

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

Six peasants carousing in a barn as a seventh man vomits in the corner. Etching by J. de Visscher, 17th century, after J. Danckerts.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.

A man sitting indoors with tobacco pipe, jar and beer jug, behind a woman watches two card players. Engraving by Merot, junior, after A. van Ostade.

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Adriaen van Ostade

Images from the collections

Images by Adriaen van Ostade

Works from the collections

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

Six peasants carousing in a barn as a seventh man vomits in the corner. Etching by J. de Visscher, 17th century, after J. Danckerts.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.

A man sitting indoors with tobacco pipe, jar and beer jug, behind a woman watches two card players. Engraving by Merot, junior, after A. van Ostade.

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Adriaen van Ostade

Images from the collections

Images by Adriaen van Ostade

Works from the collections

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

Six peasants carousing in a barn as a seventh man vomits in the corner. Etching by J. de Visscher, 17th century, after J. Danckerts.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.

A man sitting indoors with tobacco pipe, jar and beer jug, behind a woman watches two card players. Engraving by Merot, junior, after A. van Ostade.

Frequent collaborators

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