Boy Leaning over a Lower Door

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1763, published 1765

The image shows a person leaning forward through an arched stone or brick opening. The subject is positioned with their arms resting on a ledge, hands clasped, looking directly at the viewer. They have a youthful face with soft features, light-colored eyes, and shoulder-length hair that peeks from under a wide-brimmed hat. They are wearing a dark-colored garment, possibly a jacket, with a long, patterned scarf or accessory draped around the neck. The background is dark, with arched stone or brickwork framing the upper part of the image, drawing focus to the subject inside the enclosure.
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
1763, published 1765
Type
Print
Medium
etching and roulette printed in brown ink on laid paper and hand-colored with red chalk
Dimensions
23.8 × 18.7 cm cut within platemark
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a person leaning forward through an arched stone or brick opening. The subject is positioned with their arms resting on a ledge, hands clasped, looking directly at the viewer. They have a youthful face with soft features, light-colored eyes, and shoulder-length hair that peeks from under a wide-brimmed hat. They are wearing a dark-colored garment, possibly a jacket, with a long, patterned scarf or accessory draped around the neck. The background is dark, with arched stone or brickwork framing the upper part of the image, drawing focus to the subject inside the enclosure.

Rembrandt van Rijn