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The image depicts two full-length figures facing each other. The person on the left is turned slightly to the side with their head slightly inclined forward, gesturing with both hands extended. This figure is wearing a long garment and a head covering while the facial features are not visible due to the angle. The person on the right is standing with their body slightly bent backward, hands on their hips. This figure has facial features lightly sketched, showing an older individual with a beard, dressed in loose clothing and wearing a cap. The sketch is drawn in ink on paper with light shading beneath the figures for ground shadow, with a plain paper surface in the background.
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The image depicts two full-length figures facing each other. The person on the left is turned slightly to the side with their head slightly inclined forward, gesturing with both hands extended. This figure is wearing a long garment and a head covering while the facial features are not visible due to the angle. The person on the right is standing with their body slightly bent backward, hands on their hips. This figure has facial features lightly sketched, showing an older individual with a beard, dressed in loose clothing and wearing a cap. The sketch is drawn in ink on paper with light shading beneath the figures for ground shadow, with a plain paper surface in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Beggar Man and Woman

Rembrandt van Rijn

Date
c. 1630/1631
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper; laid down
Dimensions
overall: 12.5 x 11.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.217.7
Credit line
The Armand Hammer Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Baroque
  • Dutch
  • double
  • figure
Provenance

Jonathan Richardson, London (Lugt 2183); Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (Lugt 2364); Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (Lugt 2445); William Esdaile (Lugt 2617); sold London, Christie's, June 17, 1840, lot 4, bought by Sheath; Sir Archibald Campbell, Argyll, Scotland; by inheritance to Sir Ilay Campbell, Argyll, Scotland; Armand Hammer Collection, 1976; gift to NGA, 1991.

NGA object ID 74171. 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.