Caption

Head of an old man bald on top and in profile, print, printmaker: Honoré Coussin, France, after design by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1708 - 1779, paper, etching, height 95 mm x width 74 mm, old man, baldness, moustache, A detailed pen-and-ink profile of a balding man shown from the shoulders up, with a high forehead, closed eyes, a pronounced nose, a full beard and mustache rendered with short, directional strokes, and a textured ear. The hair at the back and sides of his head is depicted with looping, cross-hatched lines, and similar fine lines create shading across his face and neck. The garment around his shoulders appears furred or heavily textured with long, parallel strokes. The background is plain with faint rectangular border lines and a few scattered tiny marks on the paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B38_410

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.0Mb (11.9Mb) / 12.5in x 15.8in / 3757 x 4747 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head old man bald top profile print printmaker Honoré Coussin France design Rembrandt van Rijn 1708 - 1779 paper etching height 95 mm x width 74 mm old man baldness moustache detailed pen- -ink profile balding man shown shoulders up high forehead closed eyes pronounced nose full beard mustache rendered short directional strokes textured ear hair back sides head depicted looping cross-hatched lines fine lines create shading across face neck garment shoulders furred heavily textured long parallel strokes background plain faint rectangular border lines scattered tiny marks paper