Ragged Peasant with His Hands behind Him, Holding a Stick

Rembrandt1630

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Title: Ragged Peasant with His Hands behind Him, Holding a Stick
Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn
Date Created: 1630
Print State: Fourth state
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1970
Materials & Techniques: Etching on cream laid paper
Keywords: genre, hands, human body, peasants
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 92 mm x 67 mm (3.62 in. x 2.64 in.). Sheet dimensions: 96 mm x 71 mm (3.78 in. x 2.8 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 172 fourth or fifth state; H. 16; Münz 117; BB. 30-7. White and Boon on this state: plate cut to 92 x 67 mm.; small white area at bottom of left arm now shaded, but no additional crosshatching applied to trousers (but there seems some in DAC impression).
Associated People: Created by Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Accession Number: 1970.19.1

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