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The image features two elderly women shown in profile within oval frames. The first woman, on the left, has pronounced facial features and curly hair under a cap. The second woman, on the right, has a prominent jawline and nose, and is smiling. Both women are dressed in simple garments, and the background has horizontal lines.
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The image features two elderly women shown in profile within oval frames. The first woman, on the left, has pronounced facial features and curly hair under a cap. The second woman, on the right, has a prominent jawline and nose, and is smiling. Both women are dressed in simple garments, and the background has horizontal lines.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Goe Geurtjen" and "Kribbighe Babbe"

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Date
c. 1564/1565
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1975.112.18
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.18 (New Holl. 341-376)

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • Peasants
  • Man
  • Frame

NGA object ID 55677. 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.