A peasant calling out: 'Tis vinnich kout', by Rembrandt

An image of A peasant calling out: 'Tis vinnich kout'. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 107 mm, width, plate, 43 mm; height, sheet, 107 mm, width, sheet, 43 mm, 1634. Production Note: Only state. Notes: TThis print was intended as a companion piece to another image of a peasant, replying to this scene by calling out 'Dats neit' (Not at all), based on a pair of sixteenth century prints by the German 'little master' Sebald Beham. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B177 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-E Only state; 1955. Lugt; 932. Lugt; 1790.

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A peasant calling out: 'Tis vinnich kout'. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 107 mm, width, plate, 43 mm; height, sheet, 107 mm, width, sheet, 43 mm, 1634. Production Note: Only state. Notes: TThis print was intended as a companion piece to another image of a peasant, replying to this scene by calling out 'Dats neit' (Not at all), based on a pair of sixteenth century prints by the German 'little master' Sebald Beham. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B177 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-E Only state; 1955. Lugt; 932. Lugt; 1790.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-258
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 437 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 448.67kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:22 09:58:50

Key words

17th Century answer beggar beggars begging Beham caps destitute destitution discussion Dutch etching Fitz_PDP Hans Sebald Beham hats high hat male peasants poor poverty print ragged rags Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn reply Sebald Beham speach speaker speaking talking tramp vagabond

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