Bust of an Elderly Man in a Flat Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635/1637

This drawing is a sketch of an elderly man from the chest up, shown in profile, facing the right. He has deep-set eyes, a small nose, thin, downturned lips, and a soft chin covered by curved lines suggesting a beard. He wears a large wide-brimmed hat that casts a dark shadow on his face, as well as a loose garment over his shoulders and chest. His left arm is held up to his chest and appears to have cloth draped over it. The background is plain, and the drawing is executed with dark lines on textured beige paper.
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
1635/1637
Type
Drawing
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
8.4 × 6.9 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This drawing is a sketch of an elderly man from the chest up, shown in profile, facing the right. He has deep-set eyes, a small nose, thin, downturned lips, and a soft chin covered by curved lines suggesting a beard. He wears a large wide-brimmed hat that casts a dark shadow on his face, as well as a loose garment over his shoulders and chest. His left arm is held up to his chest and appears to have cloth draped over it. The background is plain, and the drawing is executed with dark lines on textured beige paper.

Rembrandt van Rijn