Boerenfamilie bij het slachten van een varken De varkensslager, RP-P-OB-12.734, Adriaen van Ostade, between 1650 and 1654

Identification title(s): farming family at the slaughter of a pig. The pork butcher. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-12. 734. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 41-6(8). The illustrated bartsch 41. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240. Description: adults and some children watch attentively as a man bleeds a slaughtered pig. In the dark surroundings of a farm yard, the farmers' faces are illuminated by a candle held by a little boy. The intimacy of the scene is emphasized by the round shape of the representation. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: adriaen van ostade (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: adriaen van ostade. Place of manufacture: haarlem. Dating: 1650 - 1654. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 118 mm × w 117 mm. Subject: what: slaughtered ox or pigfarmers. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1650 and 1654.