Head of an old man in high fur cap, after Rembrandt

An image of Head of an old man in high fur cap: Bust. Unknown printmaker. Formerly attributed to Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink, laid paper, height, plate, 44 mm, width, plate, 32 mm; height, sheet, 45 mm, width, sheet, 34 mm. Production Note: Only state. Notes(s): Hollstein XVIII attributes to van Vliet or Hoogstraten, but Vliet is refuted as the author in Hollstein XLI. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B299 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB Rej. 52 Only state.

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Head of an old man in high fur cap: Bust. Unknown printmaker. Formerly attributed to Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink, laid paper, height, plate, 44 mm, width, plate, 32 mm; height, sheet, 45 mm, width, sheet, 34 mm. Production Note: Only state. Notes(s): Hollstein XVIII attributes to van Vliet or Hoogstraten, but Vliet is refuted as the author in Hollstein XLI. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B299 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB Rej. 52 Only state.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-393
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 753 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 821.64kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:02:12 10:00:26

Key words

17th Century aged busts caps Dutch elderly etching Fitz_PDP fur caps fur hat hats high hat male man old old age old man portraits print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

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