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The image is a black and white engraving showing two individuals within separate oval frames. The person on the left has a rounded face with prominent lips and wide eyes. They have short, curly hair and are wearing a patterned hat and a top with a visible collar. The individual on the right also has a rounded face with distinct facial features such as wide eyes, prominent lips, and a short beard. Their hair is short and curly, and they are wearing an outfit with a more pronounced collar. The engraving background is filled with horizontal lines, providing texture and depth to the image while emphasizing the oval frames around the subjects.
National Gallery of Art · Print
"Bruyntje Springh-in'-t- Bed" and "Flip de Duyvel"
Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Date
- c. 1564/1565
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- sheet: 18 x 26.3 cm (7 1/16 x 10 3/8 in.) plate: 13.3 x 18.8 cm (5 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1975.112.34
- 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.34 (New Holl. 341-376)
Subjects and terms
- Dutch
- etching
- Woman
- Portrait
- Peasants
- Face
- Man
- Frame
Inscription
Inscription: lower right in plate: 34; upper right in graphite: No 309
NGA object ID 55693. 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.