Bust of an Old Woman

Cornelis Bega

Associated Names
Cornelis Bega

Artist, Dutch, 1631/1632 - 1664

The image depicts an elderly person in profile view, facing left. The person appears slightly hunched, with deep-set facial lines, a large nose, and a protruding chin. They wear a furry hat covering their head and ears, along with a textured garment that could be fur or wool. The background features an etched circular vignette with crosshatch patterns. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.892

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 111); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64954525

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