Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick

1646

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is a sketch showing an elderly person standing. The person is slightly hunched over, using a cane for support with their left hand while their right hand clutches their clothing. Their facial features are detailed, showing an aged and lined face, and they are wearing a cap or headscarf covering their hair. The clothing is drawn in a way to suggest it is layered and possibly heavy, with visible folds and a pocket. The person appears to be standing on a modest patch of ground, with minimal background detailing. In the lower part of the image, the artist's name and date, "Rembrandt 1646," are inscribed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.159

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 170, State only


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eldridge R. Johnson [1867-1945], Moorestown, NJ; Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased at Parke-Bernet through Rosenbach 1946; given to the National Gallery of Art 1946

Associated Names

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 229, state iv/v.

Wikidata ID

Q65082008

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