Peasant with his Hands behind his Back

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1629

Rembrandt’s rapid progress as a printmaker is easy to see in this group of poor wretches. The seated woman is still somewhat crudely executed, but the beggar woman with a gourd and her male companion already testify to greater mastery of the technique. The little prints of a man and a woman are etched in the finer style that Rembrandt was to develop later.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-352
  • Dimensionsheight 59 mm x width 50 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets, gedrukt met lichte plaattoon

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Peasant with his Hands behind his Back
    • Peasant with his hands behind his back
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-352

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • monogram and date: ‘RHL 1631’
    • collector's mark: Lugt 240
  • Catalogue reference

    • Bartsch 135-1(4)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 23-2(6)
    • Hollstein Dutch 135-1(4)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Dating

    1629

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets, gedrukt met lichte plaattoon

  • Dimensions

    height 59 mm x width 50 mm


Explanatory note

  • De prent is gedateerd 1631, maar mogelijk niet door Rembrandt.


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