Two Beggars

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-235
  • Dimensionsheight 93 mm x width 60 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Two Beggars
    • Two beggars tramping towards the right
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-235

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • monogram: ‘Rt’
    • collector's mark: Lugt 240
  • Catalogue reference

    • Bartsch 154-2(2)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 22-2(2)
    • Hollstein Dutch 154-2(2)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn
    • printmaker: anonymous
  • Dating

    c. 1629

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    height 93 mm x width 60 mm


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