Beggar Man and Beggar Woman Conversing

Date1630

Maker Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

Label TextAmsterdam's prosperity in the seventeenth century attracted many destitute people who hoped to find a change of fortune there. Rembrandt etched several small images of beggars that have the character of sketched studies.

Object number35.187

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Durer, Rembrandt, and Goya: Old Masters Prints from the Seattle Art Museum Collection, May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Rembrandt Prints From The Seattle Art Museum's Permanent Collection, June 3 - July 25, 1993, in conjunction with Dutch and Flemish Paintings: The Harold Samuel Collection. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, SAM on Paper: Rembrandt's Etchings, May 27, 2024 - ongoing (on view September 2024 - March 2025).

Credit LineManson F. Backus Memorial Collection

Dimensions3 1/16 x 2 5/8 in. (7.8 x 6.6 cm)

MediumEtching