Peasant with His Hands behind His Back

1631

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image depicts the upper half of a person's body in profile view facing right. The individual is standing, leaning slightly forward with hands behind their back. The person has prominent facial features, including a nose and furrowed lines. Their hair blends into a bushy hat or head covering. The person wears a loose-fitting, long-sleeved garment made of a possibly woolen fabric. The background is subtle without distinct objects or scenery, highlighting the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and burin

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7057

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 135, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art, 1943

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. 23, state vi/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q65024427

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