Discover works by Jacobus Houbraken and learn about the artist
Version, c. 1618-1622, etching printed in black on linen (prepared with ground) and hand-colored
Not dated. "1" [encircled] verso, center sheet, unknown hand.
"Yoruba Couple" lower left margin, graphite, artist’s hand. "3/100" lower center
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions "Moon 76" lower right margin, graphite, artist’s hand
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions "Moon 75" lower right margin, graphite, artist’s hand
"canyon clouds" lower left margin, graphite, artist’s hand.
"OK 2 Print" lower left margin, graphite, artist’s hand.
He looks off to the left and grips the white cloth with the hand closer to the woman
We don’t know their names, but they are a lovely couple. He is dignified, with watch chain, derby, and cane.
He wears a three-piece tuxedo and holds a bowler hat and cane in his right hand,
Pietro Lorenzetti of Siena painted me in 1340 . This inscription is the signature of the Sienese painter Pietro Lorenzetti , which survives on a fragment of the original frame (now incorporated in a modern support and located beneath the image of Madonna and Child ).
She supports the baby’s bottom with one hand and holds a bunch of red cherries
