PrintsDutch17th century

The Peasant Lighting his Pipe

17th century

Artists

Cornelis BegaArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

image: 9 × 8 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/8 in.) plate: 11.3 × 8.9 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.1 × 9.7 cm (4 3/4 × 3 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified collector (Lugt 2694). [Artemis Fine Arts, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1983, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2020

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