A Bald Man in Profile (The Artist's Father?) by Rembrandt van Rijn | saved.works

A Bald Man in Profile (The Artist's Father?)

Rembrandt van Rijn

1630

etching on laid paper

National Gallery of Art

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An etching depicts a bald man in profile, facing right, with a beard and mustache, rendered with visible etched lines. The background is dark and heavily cross-hatched, contrasting with the lighter tones of the man's face.

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Baroque man beard mustache profile view dark background textured surface portrait profile etching elderly figure charcoal

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