Caption

Portrait of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, print, Bust of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, wearing a beret, facing right., printmaker: Cornelis Justinus Geisweit van der Netten, Netherlands, 1851 - 1875, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 94 mm x width 73 mm, Person, Rembrandt van Rijn, A monochrome etching shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a person wearing a dark cap and a scarf tied at the neck, with curly hair emerging from beneath the cap and framing the face. The face is rendered with dense cross-hatching and visible line work around the eyes, nose, mouth, and jaw, and the eyes look forward. The clothing appears heavy and textured, with thick, dark shading creating a sense of volume across the shoulders and chest. The background is lightly hatched with irregular lines and blank areas, and the paper shows slight discoloration and spotting.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A85_273

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.9Mb (7.5Mb) / 12.1in x 15.4in / 3620 x 4625 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn print Bust wearing beret facing right printmaker Cornelis Justinus Geisweit van der Netten Netherlands 1851 - 1875 paper chine collé etching height 94 mm x width 73 mm Person Rembrandt van Rijn monochrome etching head- -shoulders portrait person wearing dark cap scarf tied neck curly hair emerging beneath cap framing face rendered dense cross-hatching visible line work eyes nose mouth jaw look forward clothing heavy textured thick dark shading creating sense volume across shoulders chest background lightly hatched irregular lines blank areas slight discoloration spotting