Harvard Art Museums > M872: Bearded Man, in a Furred Oriental Cap and Robe Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bearded Man, in a Furred Oriental Cap and Robe (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn) , M872,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/262264. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M872 People Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam) Title Bearded Man, in a Furred Oriental Cap and Robe Other Titles Former Title: Man with Short Beard and Fur Cap Alternate Title: The Artist's Father Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1631 Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/262264 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching and engraving on white antique laid paper discolored to pale tan Technique Etching and engraving Dimensions plate: 14.7 × 12.4 cm (5 13/16 × 4 7/8 in.) sheet: 15.2 × 12.9 cm (6 × 5 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: LB [Hinterding p. 83, LB.a.b. See p. 82;t this is the countermark of Foolscap with a five-pointed collar, K.a., which Hinterding, p. 389, dates to c. 1650.] inscription: verso, brown ink: Hillier / 1784 [See Lugt 1974, where a completely different mark is discussed as not being that of Nathaniel Hillier (1707-1783), a London print and drawing dealer. An estate sale of Hillier's stock, or collection, took place in 1784; presumably this inscription was made by the buyer of this impression, recording the purchase.] collector's mark: verso, black stamp: H. W. [Hermann Weber {Lugt 1383)] collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accesion stamp (Lugt 936)] 872 inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B. 263. Cl. 260. W 265. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mary Hemenway, by descent; to her heirs, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1918 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State v/v Standard Reference Number New Hollstein 85, Bartsch 263, Hind 53, Rovinski 263 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the heirs of Mrs. Mary Hemenway Accession Year 1918 Object Number M872 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Michael Fried, Manet's Modernism; or, The Face of Painting in the 1860s, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL, 1996), p. 145, fig. 70 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
