Peasant Family on the Tramp is a 1652 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a tired-looking man with a big hat leaning on a stick, walking past two children. The lines are rough and scratchy, giving the whole scene a quick, sketchy feel. The man’s clothes look worn, and the kids seem small and bundled up. The artist used a technique called etching to create this image, where lines are scratched into a metal plate. This method lets for lots of shading and texture, even though it’s just black and white. Next, check out the technique: etching to see how it works.
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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