Bust of an Old Man with Flowing Beard and White Sleeve

c. 1630

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows the upper body of an elderly man from the shoulders up, depicted in a three-quarter view. He has a full head of curly hair and a long beard. His facial features include a prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, and a large nose. He appears to be wearing a textured garment around his shoulders. There are no objects, jewelry, or background elements in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7263

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 291, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 1962, no cat.

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. 65, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024869

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