Caption

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 38 mm x width 26 mm, The plate was reworked by another hand, possibly Jan Gillisz. van Vliet., adult man (sideview, profile), A narrow vertical sketch of a person's head and upper shoulder in profile facing right, rendered in fine dark pencil or ink lines on textured off-white paper, showing a tall, rounded hat with dense short strokes suggesting a fuzzy texture, a horizontal band around the base of the hat with curved crosshatching, short straight hair visible beneath the band, a long hooked nose, a pronounced chin with a small beard or goatee, a slightly open mouth, a visible ear with interior line detail, and a shoulder and upper back area shaded with dense parallel strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A95_265

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42.8Mb (11.8Mb) / 10.7in x 15.5in / 3224 x 4635 (300dpi)

Keywords

Grotesque profile man high cap print Man striking facial contour printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn Netherlands attributed Jan Gillisz van Vliet c 1629 Attributed paper etching height 38 mm x width 26 mm plate was reworked another hand adult man sideview profile narrow vertical sketch person's head upper shoulder facing right rendered fine dark pencil ink lines textured off-white paper showing tall rounded hat dense short strokes suggesting fuzzy texture horizontal band base hat curved crosshatching short straight hair visible beneath band long hooked nose pronounced chin small beard goatee slightly open mouth visible ear interior line detail shoulder upper back area shaded dense parallel strokes