Portrait head of a man with curly hair turns to his right over his shoulder to look at the viewer.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The light-skinned man has an intense look in his eyes with a furrowed brow, dimpled chin, slight beard, and his hair is a bit wild and curly down to his collar. His lips are closed, his eyes are light and squinting a bit, his nose is slightly wide. The work is rendered in loose lines that give texture and movement to the work. The right side of his face is in slight shadow as light appears to be entering from the right, over his shoulder. Background is undefined.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
G3219
People
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
Title
Self-Portrait with Long Bushy Hair: Head Only
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Self-Portrait, with Frizzled Hair
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c.1631
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/279244

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 6.4 x 6 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
sheet: 7 × 6.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: Dr. / WA [linked] / Pr. [within a circular border; Wilhelm August Ackermann (Lugt 791)]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Wilhelm August Ackermann (Lugt 791), Lubeck and Dresden. Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to William Gray, his nephew, 1856, gift; to Harvard University, 1857

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
vii/x
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 81; Bartsch 8; Hind 55 iv/vi, R. 8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G3219
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2018 - 05/06/2018

Verification Level

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