About the Artwork
Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand
ca. 1639
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
1606-1669
Dutch
Unknown
Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 5 3/8 × 4 1/2 inches (13.7 × 11.4 cm) Sheet: 5 5/8 × 4 3/4 inches (14.3 × 12.1 cm)
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker
68.20
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Mark, in brown ink, verso: P. Gervaise 1860 Stamp, in brown, verso: C. Delanglade
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P. Gervaise
Charles Delanglade. 1968-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand, ca. 1639, etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker, 68.20.
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