DrawingsDutch17th century

A Standing Old Man

c. 1638

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on antique laid paper probably toned with light brown wash, framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18 x 10.2 cm (7 1/16 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Thomas Banks, London (L. 2423, lower left), by bequest to; Mrs. Lavinia Forster, London, by bequest to; Ambrose Poynter, London (L. 161, without his mark), by bequest to; Edward John Poynter, London (L. 874, without his mark), sold; [Sotheby's, London, 24-25 April 1918, lot 280, for £31.-.-]; to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London.] [Duveen Brothers, New York], sold; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, by 1927 (without his mark, L. 2091); Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs, 1965.213.

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