Young Man in a Velvet Cap (Petrus Sylvius?)

1637

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows the upper body of a man seated, with his arms likely resting in his lap. He has slightly parted lips and a contemplative expression, with defined facial features including a straight nose and sharp cheekbones. His hair appears to be medium length and wavy, peeking out from beneath a large, soft hat. The man is dressed in a voluminous coat and a decorative scarf drapes loosely around his neck. The background is plain with minimal detail, emphasizing the figure. To the left, there is an indistinct outline. The top left corner bears the signature "Rembrandt" followed by the date "1637."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 9.7 × 8.3 cm (3 13/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7235

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 268, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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. 164, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at upper left: Rembrandt / f 1637; verso: at upper center, in graphite, in later hand: 844 [erased]; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: 32

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65024816

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