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Old man with a divided fur cap

Print
1640 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching and drypoint depicting a three-quarter length portrait of a bearded man wear a fur cap which is divided in the middle. His closed right hand is resting on his chest.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
print
TitleOld man with a divided fur cap (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching and drypoint
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Drypoint
Brief description
Etching and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Old man with a divided fur cap', first state. Amsterdam, 1640.
Physical description
Etching and drypoint depicting a three-quarter length portrait of a bearded man wear a fur cap which is divided in the middle. His closed right hand is resting on his chest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
  • Width: 13.7cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
Rembrandt f 1640 (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides.
Object history
C.A. Ionides Bequest.
Subjects depicted
Male Figure
Caps (Headgear)
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'oeuvre de Rembrandt (Vienna, 1797). B.265
  • White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'oeuvre complet de Rembrandt, décrit et commenté, (Paris, 1859-61).
  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. (London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923).
  • Biörklund George. Rembrandt's Etchings, True and False: A Summary Catalogue in a Distinctive Chronological Order and Completely Illustrated, (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CAI.732

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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