Old Man Seen from Behind, Profile to Right

c. 1631

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows an upper body portrait of a person drawn in profile. The person is facing slightly left, looking back over their shoulder. The features include a prominent nose, defined jawline, full beard, and textured hair that suggests a hat with a large plume or fur. The person is wearing a heavy, textured coat or cloak and holds their hands clasped together in front. The background is plain, with aged paper, highlighting the detailed figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7054

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 143, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Cambridge (duplicate); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art, 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930.

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 33a, state vii/vii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024423

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