The sketches of two women, one with an infant on her lap, the other breastfeeding, are examples of Rembrandt’s ability to capture the most subtle and emotional of human interactions. Drawings of women and children were an important part of Rembrandt’s work, especially during the 1630s and 1640s, when the artist’s own children were born. Often these everyday scenes are found in his etchings and paintings with Biblical themes.