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This image shows two portraits side by side. The portrait on the left depicts an aged man in profile with a textured cap. The portrait on the right depicts an aged woman in profile with a draped cloth on her head. Both figures are outlined with shading and set against a background of horizontal lines within oval borders. The space outside the ovals is plain.
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This image shows two portraits side by side. The portrait on the left depicts an aged man in profile with a textured cap. The portrait on the right depicts an aged woman in profile with a draped cloth on her head. Both figures are outlined with shading and set against a background of horizontal lines within oval borders. The space outside the ovals is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Mondighe Melis" and "Smeerighe Els"

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Date
c. 1564/1565
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1975.112.5
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Heads of Peasants and Country Women: pl.5 (New Holl. 341-376)

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Woman
  • Hat
  • Portrait
  • Peasants
  • Man
  • Frame

NGA object ID 55664. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.