Beggar Woman with a Gourd

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 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-395
  • Dimensionsheight 103 mm x width 46 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets