Victoria Reed, Monica S. Sadler Senior Curator for Provenance, and Christine Evers, Curatorial Research Associate for Provenance, examine a painting for historical marks and labels after it is unpacked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. With art object:Customers Conversing in a TavernAdriaen van Ostade 1671 Oil on Panel* Promised gift of Susan and Matthew Weatherbie, in support of the Center for Netherlandish ArtMay 12, 2023*Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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