Sheet of Studies with the Head of the Artist, a Beggar Man, and Woman and Child is a 1651 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three figures drawn in quick, scratchy lines. One looks like a woman holding a child, another is a seated figure with a hat, and the third is a face with a beard. The lines are rough and layered, giving a sense of movement and texture. The artist used a method called drypoint to create these deep, web-like marks. This technique lets ink sit in the grooves, making the lines pop against the paper. Next, look up technique: etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these methods work.
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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