REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

Self-Portrait

1631
Etching, only state
Teylers Museum, Haarlem

Catalogue number: Bartsch 16.

This is a self-portrait in a heavy fur cap: bust. The top of the head with hair can be seen through the fur cap, indicating that the portrait was originally conceived bareheaded.