Bald Old Man with a Short Beard in Profile

c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is an ink drawing of a man in profile, focusing on his upper body. The man is facing to the right, with the right side of his face visible. His facial features include a prominent nose, furrowed brow, and a long beard. He has a receding hairline with curly hair. He is wearing a garment with heavy folds around his neck, suggesting a cloak or robe, depicted with intricate cross-hatching for texture. There are no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain with some sketchy lines, and the edges of the image are slightly blurred, creating a vignette effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7247

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 306, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from Abraham S.W. Rosenbach; 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. 147, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024839

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