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The image is an etching of a man's profile. The man is turned to the right, with his head slightly bowed. His facial features are prominent with a strong nose, and he has a partial beard. The man has a receding hairline, leaving a mostly bald head with hair only on the sides and lower back. He appears to be wearing a garment with a textured fabric, possibly a fur collar or coat. The background is filled with dense, swirling etching lines. The corner of the etching is signed and dated with an 'RL' monogram and the year '1630.'
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The image is an etching of a man's profile. The man is turned to the right, with his head slightly bowed. His facial features are prominent with a strong nose, and he has a partial beard. The man has a receding hairline, leaving a mostly bald head with hair only on the sides and lower back. He appears to be wearing a garment with a textured fabric, possibly a fur collar or coat. The background is filled with dense, swirling etching lines. The corner of the etching is signed and dated with an 'RL' monogram and the year '1630.'

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Bald Man in Profile (The Artist's Father?)

Rembrandt van Rijn

Date
1630
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 6.7 x 5.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in.) cut to platemark
Classification
Print
Accession number
2011.114.1
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata
Provenance

Karl J. Gottstein, Vienna, early 20th century (Lugt 1956) (check); (his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 23-24 November 1925, no. 863). (P & D Colnaghi & Co., London). Associated American Artists, New York. Private Collection, United States. (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2011 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in plate: RHL / 1630

NGA object ID 155790. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.