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Peasant with his hands behind his back
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Rembrandt’s rapid progress as a printmaker is easy to see in this group of poor wretches. The seated woman is still somewhat crudely executed, but the beggar woman with a gourd and her male companion already testify to greater mastery of the technique. The little prints of a man and a woman are etched in the finer style that Rembrandt was to develop later.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBoer met zijn handen op de rug. 1629. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
