Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811, Irish

after Adriaen van Ostade, 1610–1685, Dutch
Title:
Peasants Drinking
Date:
between 1765 and 1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches (20 x 15 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Ostade."; lower right: "Dixon | 50"; inscribed on verso, lower center: "3/2 a"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.860
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
smoking (activity) | eating | genre subject | standing | sitting | table | men | chairs | hats | drinking | food | talking | pipes | gesturing | jars | middle-aged | bowls | peasants
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22551