Isaac van Ostade
A Laughing Peasant
About this artwork
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title:A Laughing Peasant
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accession number:D 1824
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materials:Pen, brown ink with coloured washes on paper
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:12.50 x 6.00 cm
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
Isaac van Ostade
Isaac van Ostade
Isaac was the younger brother of the artist Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685), who was also his first teacher. The two prolific brothers worked mainly in their native city of Haarlem, and are most famous for their peasant and low-life genre scenes. Isaac became a master in the Haarlem Guild of…
