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Self-portrait wearing soft cap: Full face, head only: 23.K.5-4

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Self-portrait wearing soft cap: Full face, head only
Rembrandt with three moustaches

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1630s
Production date: circa AD 1634

Note

Only state.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 50 mm Width 43 mm
Sheet Height 52 mm Width 43 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.5-4
Primary reference Number: 82060
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B2 Only state
Biörklund/Barnard: BB34-1 Only state
Old location number: 38.2.12b

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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