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Apparently after a lost painting by Adriaen van Ostade, not included in Hofstede de Groot's catalogue of Ostade's paintings. A smaller copy was offered for sale at Christie's, Amsterdam, 29 September 1998, lot 33 as 'A Boor Treated by a Quack in a Barn', eighteenth-century Dutch.
Title
A Barber Shaving a Man
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
H 41.5 x W 52 cm
Accession number
45071i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting