Mother and Child with a Doll.
1610–85
Medium
Pen and brown and black ink, brush and gray-brown wash, over graphite. Incised. Tacked down to paper mount.
Dimensions
4 1/3 x 3 3/4 in. (11.0 x 9.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Janos Scholz, 1952
Accession Number
52.626.1
Tags
About the Artist
Adriaen van Ostade · 1610–1685
Adriaen Jansz. van Ostade (1610-1685) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker who specialized in genre scenes of peasant life. Born and raised in Haarlem, he became one of the most prolific and celebrated artists of the Dutch Golden Age, producing over 800 paintings, 50 etchings, and numerous drawings. Van Ostade's significance in art history lies in his masterful depiction of peasant life, a ...