Two Women Sewing, from series Five Feminine Occupations

Artist Geertruydte Roghman (Dutch, 1625 - 1657)

Date1640-1657

MediumEngraving

DimensionsPlatemark: 8 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (21.2 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 3/8 in. (25.1 × 18.8 cm)

Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the Print Society

CultureDutch

MarkingsWatermark: Arms of Amsterdam (visible behind central figure) Collector's stamp: initials v E in a circle, stamped in blue (not in Lugt) Collector's stamp: Dubbel R.P.K.L., stamped in purple (L.700b Prentenkabinet der Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden)

InscribedAt l.l.: Geertruyt Rogman / invenit et Sculpsit / 1. / I. Covens et C. Mortier Exc.

PortfolioFive Feminine Occupations, no. 1

Catalogue raisonnéHollstein, 2, no. 1, state II/II (vol. 20, p. 55)

Object numberPC2014.22

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionTwo women, seated, working on needlework in lap; one at right in background, sits in shadow, the woman at left more central, bent over her stitiching; various items including scissors and spool of thread on ground in foreground. First image from series "Five Feminine Occupations," rare and early instances of the representation of women's work (by a woman artist) in the 17th century. The compositions and subjects are entirely original conceptions by Roghman. The other subjects in the series are: "A Young Woman Ruffling"; "A Woman Cooking"; "A Woman Spinning"; and "A Woman Cleaning".

InterpretationsConservation: a long repaired tear is visible from center top running to left, approx. 4 cm

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