Two Figures in Costume
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Figures in Costume is a 1617 ink by Jan van de Velde, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows two people in old-fashioned clothes standing outside. The person on the left wears a ruffled collar and a long skirt. The person on the right has a fur collar and a hat in their hand. They are standing in front of a wall with buildings in the background. The etching is done in black and white. The artist who made this etching is Velde, Jan van de, II.
Jan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, mostly of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was the son of Jan van de Velde the Elder and the father of…
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