Buste van een boer met een hoed 1679 - 1704

"Buste van een boer met een hoed" (Bust of a Peasant with a Hat), an etching created between 1679 and 1704 by Dutch artist Cornelis Dusart, portrays a weathered peasant with a sly grin. The detailed lines and shading of the etching highlight the man's worn features and the texture of his clothing, capturing the essence of rural life in 17th-century Holland. Dusart, known for his genre scenes and portraits, is renowned for his skillful use of etching, a technique that involved engraving lines onto a metal plate to create prints. The artwork's intimate scale, measuring just 133mm by 112mm, adds to its sense of realism and closeness.