Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book

c. 1645

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is a sketch of a person's upper body. The person is seated and turned slightly to the left, with their hands resting one over the other. The person has an aged appearance, a long beard, and hair tucked into a cap or hat. The person is wearing a loose garment, possibly a robe or coat, with a fur-lined collar. They are holding a book or a similar object upright in their hand. The background of the image is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.104.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 147, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

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. 226, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65576431

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