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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 11630314, member: 2844"]It does have that loose sketching style, but it doesn't have the stronger and darker lines Rembrandt used alongside the 'fuzzy' ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>The little guy seems to be enjoying himself, on his bench with a jug of beer or wine.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> I think the etching could indeed be Dutch, because he seems to be practising the fine art of doing nothing, for which the Dutch language has a verb: "niksen". Niksen is very important in Dutch life and it contributes to the Dutch being one of the happiest nations on earth.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 11630314, member: 2844"]It does have that loose sketching style, but it doesn't have the stronger and darker lines Rembrandt used alongside the 'fuzzy' ones. The little guy seems to be enjoying himself, on his bench with a jug of beer or wine.:) I think the etching could indeed be Dutch, because he seems to be practising the fine art of doing nothing, for which the Dutch language has a verb: "niksen". Niksen is very important in Dutch life and it contributes to the Dutch being one of the happiest nations on earth.:joyful:[/QUOTE]
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