Which Rembrandt painting depicts a woman bathing in a stream while holding her clothing?

Rembrandt’s A Woman Bathing in a Stream depicts a woman stepping into water while gathering her clothing.

The small painting dates from 1654 and is generally associated with Rembrandt’s intimate late-period works. The woman’s lowered gaze, unidealized body, and softly painted landscape create a private, observational atmosphere rather than a grand historical scene.

The model has often been identified as Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt’s long-term companion, although the identification is not absolutely certain. This uncertainty is one reason the title is safer than treating the figure’s identity as established fact.

The painting is held by the National Gallery in London. It is sometimes confused with Bathsheba at Her Bath, another Rembrandt painting involving a woman near water, but the two works differ in subject, scale, and narrative context.