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An old man's portrait - by Rembrandt, 1895. Creator: Unknown.

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An old man's portrait - by Rembrandt, 1895. 'This magnificent portfolio (William Heinemann) is a worthy tribute to the great magician's fame. Seventeen of his most characteristic works have been reproduced in a manner equally creditable to the etcher and the printer; and each of these mezzo-tints is worthy of a place in the portfolio of the connoisseur or on the walls of the print-lover. The Gallery at Cassel whence these splendid examples of Rembrandt's art are taken dates from the beginning of the last century, but its chief benefactor was the Landgrave William VIII. of Hesse, who bequeathed to the city his private collection of over a hundred pictures@By 1749, according to an inventory, there were already eight Rembrandts at Cassel, and of these we know that one at least had been purchased by William's predecessor, the Landgrave Karl. This is the picture known as the "Portrait of an Old Man," here reproduced. It was apparently painted in 1630 - that is, in quite the earliest years of Rembrandt's career, before he had become fashionable, and was even scarcely known'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A07_212

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39,0Mo (4,2Mo) / 28,3cm x 34,5cm / 3346 x 4074 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe people male man men religious painting religion guy British beard Netherlands Dutch cross Christianity crosses century crucifix Britain newspapers press bearded concept B&W facial hair 17th century elderly man 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century seventeenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News TGN ILN Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn newspaper portrait old man old men Unknown William Old Master Rembrant van Rijn Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn William Heinemann Ltd Ltd Wm.Heinemann Heinemann old masters Paul Rembrandt Van Ryn Rijn Rembrandt Harmensz van Rembrandt Van Ryn Paul Rembrandt Low Countries 19th-century Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn van Rijn Rembrandt Harmensz. The Illustrated London News Rembr