Beggar in a High Cap, Standing and Leaning on a Stick is a 1630 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a tired-looking person leaning on a stick, wearing a long coat and a tall hat. Their posture slumps, and the lines of their clothes are loose and wrinkled. The background is just a few quick strokes—no details, just empty space. The artist used scratches and shading to make the lines look rough and real, like they were drawn fast. This was a common way to sketch people on the street back then. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Rembrandt made prints like this.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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