Figures from the Past

Etchings of historical figures and characters, presenting various poses and attire, reflecting life and culture in the 17th century.

Artist: Salvator Rosa, Italian, Naples, 1615-1673, Diverse Figure(Suite), Etching (finished in drypoint, acc. to Rotili 21), Image: 14.5 × 9.4 cm (5 11/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 18.5 cm (11 3/8 × 7 5/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Artist: Salvator Rosa, Italian, Naples, 1615-1673, Diverse Figure(Suite), Etching (finished in drypoint, acc. to Rotili 21), Image: 14.5 × 9.4 cm (5 11/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 18.5 cm (11 3/8 × 7 5/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

France, 17th century. The Musketeer. Etching from the series La Noblesse by Jacques Callot (1592-1635).

Man, Standing, His Arm Pointing Horizontally. 1656 - 1657. Rosa, Salvator, 1615-1673. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant au Couvet (The Beggar of Couvet), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons) 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant au Couvet (The Beggar of Couvet), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons). Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Slechte Prins, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Bad Behaviour. prince

Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant au Couvet (The Beggar of Couvet), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons) 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant au Couvet (The Beggar of Couvet), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons). Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Man with walking stick, print maker: Gillis van Scheyndel I, Clement de Jonghe, 1649 - 1653.

Le mendiant obese aux yeuxbaisses. Artist: Unknown After: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635

Farmer at Grand Bonnet, standing with a stick (Bartsch 133) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Dutch painter. Farmer at the Grand Bonnet, standing with a stick (Bartsch 133). Water-strong on European paper, 1639.

Man Striding with Right Arm Outstretched. 1656 - 1657. Rosa, Salvator, 1615-1673. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Gentleman with a Glove 1629 Anonymous, French, 17th century French. Gentleman with a Glove 387239

Man with walking stick, Gillis van Scheyndel (I), 1649 - 1653 print A man in Eastern clothing with a turban on the head and a walking stick in the hand. In the background a hilly landscape and a number of figures. The print is part of a series of twelve prints with standing figures. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Asiatic races and peoples. head-gear: turban (+ men's clothes)

Standing warrior with feathered beret, Johann Elias Ridinger, 1728 print paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life

Sitting man with long stick, Cornelis Saftleven, 1645 print paper etching farmers. walking-stick, staff

Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits skins. / 21. (Title registered (letter)) | Cree of Paris. (Title of all)

After: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, Le Mendiant au Couvet (Beggar with Earthenware Pot), from LesGueux, Engraving, platemark: 13.2 × 8.5 cm (5 3/16 × 3 3/8in.), French, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Farmer with hoe, basket and chicken, 1623 - 1630 print paper farmers

Fabio Costumed as a Doctor n.d. After Claude Gillot French Fabio, from the Italian Comedy, dressed as a doctor, in an outfit made up of matching doublet and breeches, a belt tied around the waist, stockings and high heeled shoes with bows. Around the neck, under the doublet, the round, ruffled collar of his chemise is seen; the cuffs of the shirt also peek out from the sleeves of the doublet. The face is half-covered with a black mask, the hands are gloved, and a beret adorns the head.. Fabio Costumed as a Doctor 337199

Man with a sailing tree, seen on the back, Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1636 - 1651 drawing paper. pencil. chalk standing figure. poling, punting

Jacques Callot, Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back, c 1620 1623 Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back

Curved man figure with a stick in hand, Adriaen van Ostade, 1620 - 1685 drawing Design for a print. paper. pencil. ink pen / brush old man. walking-stick, staff

The Gentleman in the Fur-Trimmed Mantle with his Hands Behind his Back, from the series The Nobility of Lorraine. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1620-1623. Dimensions: 140 × 96 mm (sheet, cut within plate mark). Etching on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Standing rider near chair, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699 drawing Netherlands paper. chalk brush

The Amorous Widower 1629 Anonymous, French, 17th century French. The Amorous Widower 387233

Copy of Le Gentilhomme aux Mains Jointes (The Gentleman with his Hands Joined), from La Noblesse (The Nobility) 17th century Anonymous. Copy of Le Gentilhomme aux Mains Jointes (The Gentleman with his Hands Joined), from La Noblesse (The Nobility). La Noblesse. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

The Beggars: Old Beggar on One Single Crutch, c. 1623. Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635). Etching; paper: 15.7 x 10.5 cm (6 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.); plate: 13.8 x 8.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.).

Figures à la mode. Dated: 1685. Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Sébastien Le Clerc.

Man with two baskets and a jug, 1648 - 1677 Zwolle paper. ink. chalk Zwolle paper. ink. chalk

The Soldier with a Plumed Hat, plate three from La Noblesse 1620-1630 France. Etching on paper . Jacques Callot

Girl with outstretched arm.

Man with swords by his side, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1696 print Man dressed according to French fashion of 1696. Paris paper etching / engraving clothes, costume (+ men's clothes). fashion

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The beggars, the beggar with crutch. Sixteenth number of a suite of 25 pieces" (Lieure 494, Meaume 700). Etching. 1622-1623. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99603-15 Etching, engraving

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Wouwerman, Philips, Maas, Dirk, Soldaten en paarden, Soldats & Chevaux, Standing soldier, firing his gun, verso lower left - stamped, Standing soldier to the right, his firing a gun. Eighth print from a series of twelve prints depicting soldiers and horses., print, prints, height 100 mm, width 72 mm, Dutch, 1659-09-12 - 1717-12-25, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1717, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1619-05-24 - 1668-05-19, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, publisher

The Spinner Artist's working dates 1868-1869 France. Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper . Jean François Millet

Seated trumpeter, draughtsman: Jan Martszen de Jonge, (attributed to), draughtsman: Esaias van de Velde, intermediary draughtsman: Jan Martszen de Jonge, 1620 - 1623, paper, h 158 mm × w 94 mm

After Jacques Callot, Beggar Woman with Crutches Beggar Woman with Crutches

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), geography game. Libya. Twenty-fifth number of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 565; Dutuit 117) (Main title), 1644. Eau-tie. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Sitting trumpeter.

Gentleman Seen from the Back Pointing towards a Chateau 1629 Anonymous, French, 17th century French. Gentleman Seen from the Back Pointing towards a Chateau. The Garden of the French Nobility(Le jardin de la noblesse française). Anonymous, French, 17th century. 1629. Etching; reverse copy. Prints

Soldier on guard that his helm holds up diagonally with his right hand, while leaves the loop in his left hand; Arms handhe van Roers Musquettes and the Splies. A soldier waiting, full, to the right, which holds a stir (a certain type of firearm) with his right hand, sock up diagonally. He let the loop fall in his left hand, in which a burning wick also. This print is part of the series of 42 numbered prints of stirrers from the arms.

Anonymous drawing of a boy turned left, holding an object in his right hand, executed in black chalk with edging line traces.

Tartara m(ulier), in or before 1558 Tartaarse Vrouw, Lopend Naar Rechts, Slip van de Sluier in the linkerhand. Prent shipped album "different nations age. Venice paper engraving Tartaarse Vrouw, Lopend Naar Rechts, Slip van de Sluier in the linkerhand. Prent shipped album "different nations age. Venice paper engraving

Caricature of a Male Figure. Dimensions: sheet: 30.6 x 21.8 cm (12 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.) mount: 36.8 x 27.7 cm (14 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.). Medium: pen and iron gall ink over graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pier Leone Ghezzi.

Soldier, En Face, Shouldering a Pike and Holding a Shield. 1656 - 1657. Rosa, Salvator, 1615-1673. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The beggars, the beggar with crutches and the bag. Tenth number of a suite of 25 pieces" (Lieure 488, Meaume 694). Etching. 1622-1623. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99603-3 Etching, engraving

Young Rider sitting on horseback, Jan Miel, 1610 - 1663 drawing paper. chalk riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. boy (child between toddler and youth)

Beggar Walking on a Crutch ca. 1632 Andries Both Tafeletten, small sheets of prepared paper or vellum on which an artist would draw in metalpoint, were often employed in the 17th century in Holland. These sheets would allow the artist to obliterate any unwanted drawings and reuse the surface and by regrounding it. Such drawings do not survive in large numbers today because their surfaces were easily damaged. Scholars speculate that the reason we have no known drawings by artists like Vermeer and Frans Hals is that they drew on tafeletten.This tafelet drawing by Andries Both is part of a group of six similar surviving works by the artist that may have once composed a small, reusable notebook. One of the sheets is dated 1632. Both, one of the group of Dutch artists active in Rome known as the bamboccianti, was known for his coarse and humorous peasant scenes. Based on the dating of one of the other similar sheets, this drawing probably also pre-dates his travel to Italy begun in 1633.. B

Organ Grinder. Dated: 1647. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adriaen van Ostade.

Sitting man with hat in hand. Copy in mirror image to original print of Cornelis Pietersz. Bega, deviates in details.

Artist: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, Beggar woman on crutches, from The Beggars (La mendiante auxbequilles), ca.1622, Etching, sheet: 13.8 × 8.7 cm (5 7/16 × 3 7/16in.), French, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Pasha grasping a sword at his hip with both hands, from the series 'Caravan of the Sultan to Mecca' (Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque). Artist: Joseph Marie Vien (French, Montpellier 1716-1809 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 14 11/16 x 10 7/16 in. (37.3 x 26.5 cm)plate: 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 13.3 cm). Series/Portfolio: Caravan of the Sultan to Mecca (Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque). Date: 1748. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Joseph Marie Vien.

Ziet, Hans Joachim von.

The beggar wrapped in a coat (Bartsch 22) Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685). The beggar wrapped in a coat (Bartsch 22). Floor and dry tip, before 1647. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Untitled Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673). Untitled. Etching, Sheet: 11 7/8 x 17 9/16 in. (30.2 x 44.6 cm). European Art

This copper engraving by Barthel Beham depicts a farmer holding a pitchfork, showing figure detail, attire, and rural life in early 16th-century Germany.

The Bagpiper, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Engraving on laid paper, A man playing bagpipes, leans against a tree. A neutral background., Germany, 1514, figures, Print, Print

Jacques Callot, The Hunchback with the Feathered Cap, c 1622 The Hunchback with the Feathered Cap

Diverse Figure(Suite). Artist: Salvator Rosa, Italian, Naples, 1615-1673

Artist: Salvator Rosa, Italian, Naples, 1615-1673, Diverse Figure(Suite), Etching (finished in drypoint, acc. to Rotili 21), Image: 14.5 × 9.4 cm (5 11/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 18.5 cm (11 3/8 × 7 5/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left ca. 1630 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch Rembrandt made many small etchings of beggars. His alacrity with the etching needle is demonstrated in the way he captured the figure's stance and clothes with only a few quick, well-conceived lines.. Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left 364154

Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Jacques Callot.

Untitled Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673). Untitled. Etching, Sheet: 11 7/8 x 17 9/16 in. (30.2 x 44.6 cm). European Art

A drawing by Jean Pierre Norblin depicting captured Maltese figures, executed in red chalk.

LIKE TRAILER; De Liereman.

Untitled Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673). Untitled. Etching, Sheet: 11 7/8 x 17 9/16 in. (30.2 x 44.6 cm). European Art

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Poorly dressed peasant, hands behind his back, holding a stick, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 93 mm, width 77 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1632, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by

Le Paysan Portant sa Pelle sur L'Épaule (The Peasant Carrying his Shovel on his Shoulder), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 1617 Jacques Callot French. Le Paysan Portant sa Pelle sur L'Épaule (The Peasant Carrying his Shovel on his Shoulder), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617. Etching. Prints

Nar with a whisk in his hand, Petrus Camper (Possible), 1735 print Netherlands paper engraving court jester, court fool

Mary Darly, active 1762 -1772, British, The Cambridge. Etching.

Soldier on guard who takes his musket from his shoulder (no. 35), ca. 1600. A soldier waiting, for full, to the right, which takes a musket (a certain type of firearm) from his left shoulder with his right hand . 35), ca. 1600. In his left hand, except the flask of the musket also a firecuter (musket fork) and a burning wick. It is therefore about the same position as the person shown on the third print of the series. Plate 35 in the instructions for handling the musket: Letter Enseignement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant Le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhande: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'Armes, d'Arquebuses, Mousquetz et Piques: and conformité de l'Ordre de Mour Le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Marriens around 1600.

Woman with cloth over her arm, behind her stands a basket on the ground, Salomon Savery, after Pieter Jansz Quast, 1630 - 1665 print The print is part of a twelve -part series of prints with performances by farmers. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching farmers. wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket. textile fabric, cloth

. Standing peakier with lance, seen on the back, right. A sword on his hip. Sixth print from a series of twelve prints with representations of soldiers and horses.

The Beggars: Beggar Woman on Crutches , c. 1623. Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635). Etching; paper: 15.4 x 10.2 cm (6 1/16 x 4 in.); plate: 13.8 x 8.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.).

Beggar with a Stick. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Jacques Callot.

Seller of flags or fans, 1660 print A street seller with a basket with flags or fans on his arm. Italian fresh in the lower margin. The print is part of an album. paper etching street-trader. fan. 'cris de Paris', cries of London, etc.

Lierdraaier, Adriaen van Ostade, 1647 print Haarlem paper etching Hurdy-installed player. Hurdy-installed

Beggar Leaning on a Stick. Artist: After Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam); David Deuchar (British (born Scotland), 1743-1808). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (9.8 × 8 cm)Plate: 3 1/2 × 2 7/16 in. (8.9 × 6.2 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Old Woman Standing. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelis Bega.

Polish nobleman Norblin, Jan Piotr (1745 1830)

A drawing by Pier Leone Ghezzi depicting the humpback violinist Bernardino Bonati holding a violin and sheet music, executed in pen.

Supported on the sword; Rosa, Salvator (1615-1673); XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);Dembiński, Stefan (1887-1972) - collection, gift (provenance), whim, swords (weapons)

Standing man with walking stick in the left hand. Draughtsman: Cornelis Troost. Dating: 1706 - 1750. Measurements: h 206 mm × w 157 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant a la Jambe de Bois (The Beggar with the Wooden Leg), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons) 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant a la Jambe de Bois (The Beggar with the Wooden Leg), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons). Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Northern Netherlands, Sassen, Joost van, Bombario Actionist and the Spirit of Esopus, Nature Action Doctor or clap-like Bobbel Master, Dwarf as a doctor with a bird on his hand, 1720, A dwarf as a doctor with a bird on his hand. In the caption a verse in two columns in Dutch. Numbered right center: 3. Part of the second Dutch bound edition from 1720 (and related to the Windhandel in that year) of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as Het Dwergentooneel., print, prent, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 169 mm, width 105 mm, height 227 mm, width 170 mm, 1755, print maker, printmaker, 1718 - 1720, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, - 1732, publisher

Boy Walking with a Stick, draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, Amsterdam, c. 1635 - c. 1640, prepared paper, pen, brush, h 140 mm × w 107 mm

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham from 1542 depicting figures outdoors in cold weather, showing clothing, posture, and environmental details.

Man with backpack and stick, Seen and Profil, Salomon Savery, After Pieter Jansz Quast, 1630 - 1665 print The print is part of a twelve -part series of prints with performances by farmers. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching farmers. carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc.

Dwarf with sword, a knot row on the belly; Varie Figure Gobbi Di Jacopo Callot; Various grotesque figures; Dwarfs and iced. Dwarf, seen on the right, with a big belly over which a knot row runs, a hat with feathers on the head, the right hand on the hilt of his sword. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; Virtually all those figures are dwarfs, many have been hatched.

Woman with a container, Pieter de Mare, after Christina Chalon, 1777 - 1779 print Standing woman with a bowl or saucepan. Part of a series of illustrations of folk clothes from 1779. Netherlands paper etching / engraving folk costume, regional costume

Edelman with plumed hat, seen from the front; La Noblesse; Edellen from Lorraine. Standing gentleman, more or less from the front, dressed in a cape trimmed with fur, shoes with rosettes at the feet, a hat with a wide border and feather on the head. In the background a river landscape with a town and a bridge. This print is part of a series of 12 prints with nobles in costumes that were worn in Lorraine in the first quarter of the 17th century; Half of the series concerns men's costumes, the other half shows ladies costumes.

Jacques Callot, Blind Beggar and Companion, c 1622 Blind Beggar and Companion

The Genleman who Salutes While Holding his Hat Beneath his Arm, plate two from La Noblesse Artist's working dates 1612-1635 France. Etching on paper . Jacques Callot

The heavy hands behind the back (Bartsch 21) Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685). The heavy stands behind the back (Bartsch 21). Forte, circa 1647. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Man, a boy and a girl, 1650 drawing Threading sheet with three standing figures, a man, a boy and a girl. Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush

Farmers' wife with a yoke under her arm and can in the other hand, Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt, 1756 - 1797 print paper etching farmers. yoke. adolescent, young woman, maiden

Portrait of the President Dolez. At the bottom right of J. Schubert 1858. Caption: H. Dolez Vice President de la Chambre des Representants etc ...

Henricus Slatius, met hand- en voetboeien, 1623; Hendrick Danielsz. Slatius, gewesene predicant tot Bleyswijck, naer t'leven afgebeelt den 12 Maert Ao. 1623.Portrait of Henricus Slatius, one of the conspirators against Maurits, with hand and footcuffs, in the clothing in which he was imprisoned, 1623. On the right on the ground the beer kan, in the background Coevorden. A separate text sheet is one of the print.

Traveler with stab on the head, Jordanus Hoorn, 1763 - 1833 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen / brush

Soldier, turned to the left, who holds his skewers with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 6), ca. 1600, 1597 - 1608 A soldier, to the right, who holds a skewer (lance) with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 6), ca. 1600. This is the second action for the straight to the ground of The skewer. Plate 6 in the instructions for handling the skewer: a soldier, to the right, who holds a skewer (lance) with both hands upright in front of itself slightly above the ground (no. 6), ca. 1600. This Is the second act for the straight to the ground of the skewer. Plate 6 in the instructions for handling the skewers: Corte Onderwysinghe on the FigueLiicke image, interested t'recht ghebruyck, from al t'ghene a soldaet int acting of the Spies emergency. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Weapons Handele of Roers Musquetten and Spiessen, The Hague, 1607. War was around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Neth

Tramp with a Sling, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing) 1634-1638 The Netherlands. A contemporary of Rembrandt van Rijn, Pieter Jansz Quast was a Dutch painter, draftsman, and engraver. Quast created several images of Dutch peasant life, often depicting his figures with exaggerated facial features. Tramp with a Sling and Marching Beggar Woman with a Basket (2007.498) are two examples from a series originally titled T is al verwart gaeren (Itís All a Riddle). First published as a printed book in 1638, the series is comprised of approximately 26 images of beggars, though no complete set is known to exist. Quastís compositions are unique in the way that each image breaks its surrounding border, giving the series a sense of continuity.. Engraving, with etching, on cream laid paper . Pieter Jansz. Quast

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