Profile of a Man in a High Hat, Grotesque profile: man in a high cap, print, Man with a high cap and striking facial contour., printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, Netherlands, printmaker: attributed to Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, c. 1629, Attributed to, paper, etching, height 39 mm x width 26 mm, The plate was reworked by another hand, possibly Jan Gillisz. van Vliet., adult man (sideview, profile), A narrow oval print shows a right-facing profile of an older person with a prominent hooked nose and a pursed mouth, rendered in fine dark hatch lines; the face has multiple short curved lines suggesting wrinkles and a small, detailed eye with a visible upper eyelid; the head is topped by a tall, textured hat made of dense, scribbled strokes and a band of parallel lines, and there is coarse, short hair visible beneath the hat; a dark, heavily shaded coat collar frames the lower part of the image against a light, textured paper background.
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Profile of a Man in a High Hat, Grotesque profile: man in a high cap, print, Man with a high cap and striking facial contour., printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, Netherlands, printmaker: attributed to Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, c. 1629, Attributed to, paper, etching, height 39 mm x width 26 mm, The plate was reworked by another hand, possibly Jan Gillisz. van Vliet., adult man (sideview, profile), A narrow oval print shows a right-facing profile of an older person with a prominent hooked nose and a pursed mouth, rendered in fine dark hatch lines; the face has multiple short curved lines suggesting wrinkles and a small, detailed eye with a visible upper eyelid; the head is topped by a tall, textured hat made of dense, scribbled strokes and a band of parallel lines, and there is coarse, short hair visible beneath the hat; a dark, heavily shaded coat collar frames the lower part of the image against a light, textured paper background.

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Profile Man High Hat Grotesque profile man high cap print striking facial contour printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn Netherlands attributed Jan Gillisz van Vliet c 1629 Attributed paper etching height 39 mm x width 26 mm plate was reworked another hand adult man sideview profile narrow oval print right-facing profile older person prominent hooked nose pursed mouth rendered fine dark hatch lines face multiple short curved lines suggesting wrinkles small detailed eye visible upper eyelid head topped tall textured hat dense scribbled strokes band parallel lines coarse short hair visible beneath hat heavily shaded coat collar frames lower part image light textured paper background

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