Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book
ca. 1645
Etching on paper.
133 x 108 mm
RvR 226
NHD 226, II
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Friedrich Kalle (1804-1875), Cologne and Bonn; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
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Forehead described by a single line, outline of back strengthened, and shading added below contour of shoulder, all in drypoint. (White and Boon)

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