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Head of a Man with Short Hair, Wearing a Chain

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, Georg Friedrich Schmidt, Rembrandt van Rijn

Head of a Man with Short Hair, Wearing a Chain

1753

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Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, Georg Friedrich Schmidt, Rembrandt van Rijn

Head of a Man with Short Hair, Wearing a Chain

1753

Physical Qualities Etching and drypoint, Sheet: 133 x 103 mm. (5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.) Plate: 126 x 97 mm. (4 15/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.5104
A reverse copy after a print attributed to Georg Friedrich Schmidt. Formerly thought to have been after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.

Inscribed: Recto: in image, upper left, in plate "Rembrand pinx / 1764 / Weiss fecit" Verso: center in black ink "Von Barth. Ignaz Weiss / nach Gg. friedr. Schmidte / [indecipherable] Jacoby No 118. / Nagler No 146"; lower right in graphite "Weiss Sc"; lower center in graphite diamond with "534"

Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett

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Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss

German, 1740 - 1814
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Georg Friedrich Schmidt

German, 1712-1775
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Rembrandt van Rijn

Dutch, 1606-1669
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