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The image depicts a person standing in profile, facing right. The figure is hunched forward, one hand extended outward and the other hidden. The face shows detailed features, including a prominent nose and a pensive expression with age or concentration lines. The person wears a turban-like hat, and a fur-trimmed cloak drapes over their body. The cloak is slightly open, revealing some underlying clothing. The background is plain, emphasizing the figure and cross-hatched textures. In the top left corner, there is a small inscription saying "RE 1631."
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The image depicts a person standing in profile, facing right. The figure is hunched forward, one hand extended outward and the other hidden. The face shows detailed features, including a prominent nose and a pensive expression with age or concentration lines. The person wears a turban-like hat, and a fur-trimmed cloak drapes over their body. The cloak is slightly open, revealing some underlying clothing. The background is plain, emphasizing the figure and cross-hatched textures. In the top left corner, there is a small inscription saying "RE 1631."

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar with His Left Hand Extended

Rembrandt van Rijn

Date
1631
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.7059
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Hat
  • Man
Provenance

August Artaria (Lugt 33); Karl J. Gottstein (Lugt 1169bis); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art, 1943

NGA object ID 9855. 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.