The Second Oriental Head

c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn and Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn after Jan Lievens

Associated Names
Dutch 17th Century

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

Rembrandt van Rijn

Related Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

Jan Lievens

Artist After, Dutch, 1607 - 1674

The image shows the upper half of a person's body in profile, facing to the left. The person is sitting and their face is visible from the side, revealing strong, etched lines suggesting an elderly visage with pronounced facial features such as a prominent nose and a visible eye. Their hair is covered by a cap with a fur-like texture, layered under a striped turban. The person wears a garment with a thick, dark collar that also seems to be lined with fur or a similarly textured material. There is no visible jewelry or objects held by the person. The background is plain with slight sketch marks adding texture, and there is a signature written in a handwritten style at the top of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.116

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 287, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heneage Finch Earl of Aylesford (Lugt 58); G.J. Morant (Lugt 1823); Albert Elliot McVitty (Lugt 1862c); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from Parke-Bernet through Sessler; given to the National Gallery of Art 1950

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 100.

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 74, 64.

2012

  • The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

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. 150, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65082118

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