The image shows a detailed engraving with two men depicted in oval frames. The man on the left tilts his head downward with a sideways glance, while the man on the right faces slightly towards the left. The man on the left has curly hair and prominent facial features, including a long nose and furrowed brow. The man on the right wears a hood-like garment and has less visible hair, with facial features that include a prominent nose and deep-set eyes, suggesting older age. Both portraits are enclosed within oval frames against a background of horizontal lines for texture.
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The image shows a detailed engraving with two men depicted in oval frames. The man on the left tilts his head downward with a sideways glance, while the man on the right faces slightly towards the left. The man on the left has curly hair and prominent facial features, including a long nose and furrowed brow. The man on the right wears a hood-like garment and has less visible hair, with facial features that include a prominent nose and deep-set eyes, suggesting older age. Both portraits are enclosed within oval frames against a background of horizontal lines for texture.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Houte Klaes" and "Kommer-stoofs"

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Date
c. 1564/1565
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1975.112.19
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Heads of Peasants and Country Women: pl.19 (New Holl. 341-376)

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Woman
  • Portrait
  • Peasants
  • Face
  • Man
  • Frame

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