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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
- 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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