Adriaen van Ostade
1610-1685
Alehouse Brawl
7 3/16 x 8 1/16 inches (183 x 205 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over graphite, on paper.
III, 194
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
The drawing is a study for the artist's painting of c. 1638-40 in the Museum Mayer van der Bergh, Antwerp.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on the old Richardson mount, at lower center, in brown ink, "Oestaden".
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Associated names
Heemskerck, Egbert van, 1634 or 1635-1704, Formerly attributed to.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745, former owner.
Bouverie, John, 1722 or 1723-1750, former owner.
Bouverie, Anne, -1757, former owner.
Hervey, John, -1764, former owner.
Hervey, Christopher, -1786, former owner.
Bouverie, Elizabeth, -1798, former owner.
Middleton, Charles, Sir, 1726-1813, former owner.
Noel, Gerard Noel, Sir, 1759-1836, former owner.
Gainsborough, Charles Noel, Earl of, 1781-1866, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745, former owner.
Bouverie, John, 1722 or 1723-1750, former owner.
Bouverie, Anne, -1757, former owner.
Hervey, John, -1764, former owner.
Hervey, Christopher, -1786, former owner.
Bouverie, Elizabeth, -1798, former owner.
Middleton, Charles, Sir, 1726-1813, former owner.
Noel, Gerard Noel, Sir, 1759-1836, former owner.
Gainsborough, Charles Noel, Earl of, 1781-1866, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 194, repr.
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Century Drawings
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