Man met twee krukken lopend

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 81 mm x breedte 70 mm

Art Historical Context

Created in 1787 by French-Polish artist Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, this small etching captures a solitary figure making his way forward on two crutches. Measuring just 81 by 70 millimeters, the intimate scale invites close viewing and reflects the artist’s skill in conveying movement and character within a compact frame. Norblin, known for his sensitive printmaking and genre scenes, spent much of his career in Poland, where he absorbed both French Enlightenment interests and the expressive traditions of earlier etchers such as Rembrandt. The subject—a man navigating daily life despi...