The image displays two side-by-side portraits of individuals in separate oval frames. On the left, the person is in profile, with distinct facial features and wearing a flat cap. On the right, the person faces forward with a somber expression and a cloth covering the head. The background is a cross-hatched pattern typical of engravings. The bottom of the image includes text with artistic attribution.
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Heads of a Peasant Man and Woman

Adriaen Brouwer (Flemish, 1605/1606 - 1638)

artist after Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569)

publisher Clement de Jonghe (Dutch, c. 1624 - 1677)

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Culture
Netherlandish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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