Etched bust portrait of a bareheaded man with curly hair and stubble, gazing out, with dense hatching and an inscription at upper left.

Self-Portrait, Bareheaded: Bust, Roughly Etched

A bareheaded man with tousled, curling hair and a stubbly beard looks out at the viewer from a half-length bust. Loose, quick etched lines and dense hatching model the face, collar and shadowed background on pale paper, with an inscription at upper left.

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
Date: 1629
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 3560 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1629.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

17th century dutch golden age 1620s 1629 old master print self-portrait etching printmaking hatching bust portrait curly hair rembrandt monochrome