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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Beardless Man in a Fur Cloak and Cap: Bust
1631
Etching and engraving on paper.
74 x 58 mm
Gift of J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
RvR 424
NHD 102, I
Provenance:
Antonio Cesare de Poggi (end of 18th century and 1st quarter of 19th century, d. ca. 1836), London and Paris; P. Gervaise (d. 1860), Paris; Edward Smith Jr. (2nd half of 19th century), London; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
Inscription:
Signed in monogram and dated upper left, "RHL 1631" (double signature, the first faintly visible above the other is probably Rembrandt's).
Notes:
Watermark: None.
Etching by Rembrandt only known in later states reworked by a pupil.
Margin is trimmed very close to the platemark.
Probably reworked by Van Vliet. (White and Boon)
See Schuckman et al. 1996, no. 24a.
Tip of nose nearly white. The cap has a deep indentation on the left side. (White and Boon)
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