G3286: Bust of an Old Man with a Fur Cap and Flowing Beard, nearly Full Face

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G3286

People

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)

Title

Bust of an Old Man with a Fur Cap and Flowing Beard, nearly Full Face

Other Titles

Former Title: Old Man with Large Beard and Fur Cap

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1631

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/278982

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on white antique laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 6.2 × 5.3 cm (2 7/16 × 2 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• collector's mark: verso, black stamp: Dr. / WA [linked] / Pr. [within a circular border; Wilhelm August Ackermann (Lugt 791)]
• collector's mark: verso, faded purple stamp with graphite lettering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 3286
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B 312. / P 232 [illeg.] 259 / Ackm 7650

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

W. Ackermann (Lugt 791).
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ii/ii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 82, Bartsch 312, Hind 49, Rovinsky 312

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray

Object Number

G3286

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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