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Fiddler at the door of a house: 70

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fiddler at the door of a house

Maker(s)

Painter: Ostade, Adriaen van

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 31.3 cm
Width: 26.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1639

School or Style

Dutch

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A v ostade (the A and v forming a monogram)
  • Location: Below in centre
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1639
  • Location: Below in centre
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 70
Primary reference Number: 1739
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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