Caption

Sheet of studies of men's heads: old man seen from behind, profile right: half-figure, print, Fragment of cut plate., printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, after design by Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629, Rembrandt van Rijn, printmaker, paper, etching, drypoint, height 73 mm x width 43 mm, old man, A hand-drawn ink sketch of a person shown from the side and slightly from behind, wearing a tall, textured fur hat and a long cloak with dense crosshatched shading, the face turned in profile with a prominent nose, mustache, and beard rendered with short, curved strokes, one arm bent with a hand visible holding a draped, furry garment or animal pelt, and the background left blank with the paper's aged texture visible.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A83_302

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54.6Mb (8.6Mb) / 11.3in x 18.7in / 3403 x 5604 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sheet studies men's heads old man profile right half-figure print Fragment cut plate printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn design c 1629 paper etching drypoint height 73 mm x width 43 mm hand-drawn ink sketch person shown side slightly wearing tall textured fur hat long cloak dense crosshatched shading face turned profile prominent nose mustache beard rendered short curved strokes arm bent hand visible holding draped furry garment animal pelt background left blank paper's aged texture visible