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Bald man with open mouth, looking down: Bust
Printmaker:
Vliet, Jan van
(Attributed)
Printmaker:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(Reworked after)
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.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Production date: circa AD 1630 : Signed and dated 1631, but not by Rembrandt.
IV/IV. Plate reworked by a pupil, perhaps van Vliet.
Support
composed of
laid paper
Plate
Height 66 mm
Width 57 mm
Sheet
Height 66 mm
Width 57 mm
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
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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