Art, literature & historyThe Knifegrinder
c. 1671
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching in black on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 8.5 × 7.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 in.); Sheet: 14.9 × 13.8 cm (5 7/8 × 5 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1938.1672
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Knifegrinder — Adriaen van Ostade. c. 1671.
Medium: Etching in black on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 8.5 × 7.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 in.); Sheet: 14.9 × 13.8 cm (5 7/8 × 5 7/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.