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Two individual portrait illustrations of elderly individuals are depicted. The left portrait shows an older man with minimal hair, prominent cheekbones, and sagging skin, wearing a light-colored shirt with a darker outer garment. The right portrait shows an older woman with sharp facial features, wrinkles, a hood covering her head, and similar attire to the man. Both are surrounded by oval frames filled with horizontal lines and are rendered in varying shades, creating a monochromatic tone.
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Two individual portrait illustrations of elderly individuals are depicted. The left portrait shows an older man with minimal hair, prominent cheekbones, and sagging skin, wearing a light-colored shirt with a darker outer garment. The right portrait shows an older woman with sharp facial features, wrinkles, a hood covering her head, and similar attire to the man. Both are surrounded by oval frames filled with horizontal lines and are rendered in varying shades, creating a monochromatic tone.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"'t Suynighe Waertje" and "De Goelicke Waerdin"

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Date
c. 1564/1565
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1975.112.29
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.29 (New Holl. 341-376)

Subjects and terms

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

NGA object ID 55688. 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.