The image shows an etching of an elderly man, depicted from the shoulders up. His body is turned slightly to the left, in a three-quarter view. The man has a weathered face with visible wrinkles on his forehead and around his eyes, a defined nose, and a downturned mouth. His hair is thinning, revealing balding. He wears a garment with a fur collar. There are no objects or jewelry around him. The background is intricately shaded, and there is a signature and the year "1631" in the upper left corner of the image.
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The image shows an etching of an elderly man, depicted from the shoulders up. His body is turned slightly to the left, in a three-quarter view. The man has a weathered face with visible wrinkles on his forehead and around his eyes, a defined nose, and a downturned mouth. His hair is thinning, revealing balding. He wears a garment with a fur collar. There are no objects or jewelry around him. The background is intricately shaded, and there is a signature and the year "1631" in the upper left corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bald Man in a Fur Cloak

Rembrandt van Rijn and Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

Date
c. 1630
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.7077
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man

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