Bust of a Man Wearing a High Cap, Three-Quarters Right (The Artist's Father?)

1630

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image depicts the upper body of a person shown in a seated or standing position, with a slight turn towards the viewer's left. The facial features include a beard and mustache, and the lines in the etching create texture and detail, suggesting a mature or elderly face. The person's head is adorned with a large, soft cap that folds and drapes around the head. Clothing appears to consist of a robe or coat with a textured collar that gives the impression of wool or fur. There are no visible accessories or objects being held by the person. The background is plain and without any noticeable elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.474

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 321, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection D'Arenberg (Lugt 567); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from William Schab 1951; given to the National Gallery of Art 1950

Associated Names

Bibliography

1923

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

1959

  • Nowell-Ustiche 321 iii/vi.

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. 57, state iii/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q65364718

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