Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand
ca. 1639
Etching and drypoint on paper.
138 x 115 mm
RvR 341
NHD number
NHD 175, I
Notes
Watermark: None.
Margins 0.5-2 mm
One of two impressions in the Library, both with limited dry-point tone (see RvR 342). The shading on the left side of the face is deeper than in RvR 342 and the eye is almost invisible.
Margins 0.5-2 mm
One of two impressions in the Library, both with limited dry-point tone (see RvR 342). The shading on the left side of the face is deeper than in RvR 342 and the eye is almost invisible.
Provenance
George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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