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Bald man with open mouth, looking down: Bust: 23.K.5-391

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bald man with open mouth, looking down: Bust

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vliet, Jan van (Attributed)
Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Reworked after)

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Description

Head and shoulders of an old man with a bald head and beard, facing front and bending forwards slightly, looking downwards, his mouth open. He wears an unbuttoned coat and his face and right side are cast in shadow.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

1630s
Production date: circa AD 1630 : Signed and dated 1631, but not by Rembrandt.

Note

IV/IV. Plate reworked by a pupil, perhaps van Vliet.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 66 mm Width 57 mm
Sheet Height 66 mm Width 57 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: RHL
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1631
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.5-391
Primary reference Number: 40752
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B298 IV/IV
Biörklund/Barnard: BB Rej.51 III/III
Old location number: 38.1.25b

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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