Wandelend boerenpaar 17th century

"Wandelend boerenpaar" (Walking Peasant Couple) is a 17th-century etching by an anonymous artist. It portrays a couple, likely a farmer and his wife, walking through a field. The man wears a distinctive hat with a wide brim, while his wife wears a long, flowing gown. The etching, housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a small-scale work, measuring just 83 mm high and 61 mm wide. The simple composition and realistic depiction of everyday life in the Dutch countryside are typical of the genre of peasant art, which was popular in the 17th century.