G4910: Self-Portrait in a Velvet Cap with Plume

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G4910

People

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

Title

Self-Portrait in a Velvet Cap with Plume

Other Titles

Former Title: Rembrandt with a Long Feather in His Cap

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1638

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/278958

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on white antique laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 13.6 x 10.6 cm (5 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
sheet: 16.2 × 12.7 cm (6 3/8 × 5 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, u.l.: Rembrandt. f./ 1638
• collector's mark: verso, brown ink: J.A. Boerner / [illeg.] 1870 (Lugt 269)
• collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: FK [monogram within a circle; Friedrich Kalle (Lugt 1021)]
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp wuth graohite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 4910
• inscription: verso graphite inscriptions: B. 20 / 1st. etat, le trait du menton fort et av[an]t le retouche / sur la joue droite
• inscription:

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

J.A. Boerner (Lugt 269),
F. Kalle (Lugt 1021).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ii/iv

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 170, Bartsch 20, Hind 156, R. 20

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund

Object Number

G4910

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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