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Painted portrait of a laughing man with curly hair, moustache and goatee, wearing a metal gorget, against a dark background.

The Laughing Man

A bust-length portrait of a man with curly brown hair, a handlebar moustache and stubbly goatee, laughing broadly with his eyes narrowed. He wears a dark metal gorget at the throat against a shadowy brown background, painted in loose, textured brushwork with warm highlights on the face.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1629
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3211 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1629; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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