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This image is a print featuring two separate portraits, side by side, each encased in an oval frame. On the left, the portrait depicts a man's upper body in profile, facing left. He has a pronounced nose and chin, with thin eyebrows and deeply set eyes; his hair is mostly concealed by a cap, but visibly curly at the ends. He appears to be wearing a simple garment or cloak. On the right, the portrait shows a woman also from the upper body, turned slightly to the left, but looking to the viewer's right. Her face is wrinkled, with pronounced cheekbones and a broad grin. She is wearing a hooded garment that covers her head. Both portraits are set against a background designed with horizontal lines, which adds texture to the image. The artwork style indicates it could be from an earlier period, possibly a historical or classical style of printmaking.
National Gallery of Art · Print
"Dief-achtighe Tijs" and "Nies Spoel-de-Nap"
Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Date
- c. 1564/1565
- Medium
- etching
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1975.112.28
- 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.28 (New Holl. 341-376)
Subjects and terms
- Dutch
- etching
- Woman
- Portrait
- Peasants
- Face
- Man
- Frame
NGA object ID 55687. 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.