Rembrandt van Rijn
Old Man Shading his Eyes with his Hand
c.1639
Physical Qualities
Etching and drypoint, Sheet: 140 x 118 mm. (5 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
Plate: 138 x 115 mm. (5 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.7733
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (lugt supp. 555c).
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Rembrandt: The Museum's Collection," 15 January - 21 April, 1991.
Andaleeb Banta and Joanna Karlgaard, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “The Rembrandt Effect,” December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Andaleeb Banta and Joanna Karlgaard, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “The Rembrandt Effect,” December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Signed: 1
Inscribed: Verso: upper center in graphite "B 259. a / [indecipherable]"; lower center in graphite "[indecipherable] / 24-"; lower center in graphite "239.[strikethrough]"; lower left in graphite "36"; lower right in graphite indecipherable; lower right in graphite "T.H.G."
Markings: CM: Garrett initials in graphite WM: top of crown surmounted by globe and cross
