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Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve: AD.12.38-235

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1630

Note

Only state.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 72 mm Width 64 mm
Sheet Height 88 mm Width 80 mm

Techniques used in production

Surface tone
Etching

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.12.38-235
Primary reference Number: 40893
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B291 Only state
Biörklund/Barnard: BB30-10 Only state
Old location number: 38.1.11a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 July 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/40893 Accessed: 2024-03-29 01:28:32

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