Woman Seated on the Ground with Two Children

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635/1640

The image shows a sketch of a woman and two children. The woman is depicted in a side profile, seated on her knees in a squatting position. She is wearing a headscarf, long dress with long sleeves, and is holding an infant wrapped in cloth. Beside her, an older child is seated with legs crossed. The background is textured paper.
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
1635/1640
Type
Drawing
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
9.2 × 10.4 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a sketch of a woman and two children. The woman is depicted in a side profile, seated on her knees in a squatting position. She is wearing a headscarf, long dress with long sleeves, and is holding an infant wrapped in cloth. Beside her, an older child is seated with legs crossed. The background is textured paper.

Rembrandt van Rijn