Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

(Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)

Bust of an old man with turban

Panel, 26.5 x 20 cm

Signed at right: RHL (in ligature)

The identity of the man, who often posed for Rembrandt and other artists of his   circle, has remained a mystery. Rembrandt executed this tronie of an old man around  1627-28, early in his career.

Other works by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn:

 - Three heads of women, one asleep -    - The beheading of John the Baptist -    - Man drawing from a cast -    - The baptism of the eunuch (Copy of a lost painting) -    - A painter in his studio (Anonymous pupil of Rembrandt) -  
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