Studies of men SEE ALSO B 257, B 259-63, B 265 AND S 399
B 286
The first oriental head. With some drypoint. Second state of two. Signed and dated Rembrandt geretuc. 1635. Amsterdam.
The inscription, with its reference to ’retouching,’ seems to indicate that Rembrandt was only partially responsible for this and the following plates, which are all free copies after etchings by Jan Lievens.
B 287
The second oriental head. Only state. Signed Rembrandt geretuckert. Haarlem.
About 1635. See comment under B 286.
B 288
The third oriental head. Only state. Signed and dated Rembrandt geretuck 1635. Amsterdam.
See comment under B 286
B 290
Old bearded man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed. Only state. Signed Rembrandt. Haarlem.
About 1635.
B 291
Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve. Only state. Haarlem.
About 1631.
B 292
Bald-headed man in right profile [The artist’s father?]. Second state of three. Signed and dated RL 1630, twice. Amsterdam.
In the third state the plate is cut down, and the signature is changed to RHL 1630. None of the suggested identifications of Rembrandt’s father in etchings, drawings or paintings rests on reliable evidence.
B 294
Bald-headed man in right profile: small bust [The artist’s father?]. Only state. Signed and dated RHL 1630. Haarlem.
See comment under B 292.
B 302
Head of a man in a high cap. Third state of five. Haarlem.
About 1631. The penned numbers in the lower right are those of the etching’s entries in the catalogues of Bartsch (1797) and Gersaint (1751).
B 304
Man wearing a close cap: bust [The artist’s father?]. Third state of five. Signed and dated RHL 1630. Haarlem.
Signature lacking in the first state. See comment under B 292.
B 306
Bald old man with a short beard, in right profile. Only state. Amsterdam.
About 1635.
B 309
Old man with a flowing beard. Only state. Signed and dated RHL 1630. Haarlem.
The marks in the lower right are written with a pen.
B 310
Portrait of a boy, in profile. Only state. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1641. Haarlem.
The cracks across the entire surface are probably the result of craquelure in the etching ground.
B 311
Man in a broad-brimmed hat. Only state. Signed and dated (by Rembrandt?) RHL 1638. Haarlem.
Because the monogram RHL never occurs after 1633 except in this etching, the inscription and the dating, if not the attribution of this plate, should be regarded with a certain suspicion.
B 312
Bust of an old man with a fur cap and flowing beard, nearly full face, eyes direct. Second state of two. Haarlem.
About 1631. A good early impression with a nick in the paper.
B 313
Bearded man in a velvet cap with a jewel clasp. Only state. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1637. Amsterdam.
B 315
Old man with a flowing beard: bust. Second state of two. Signed and dated RHL 1631, nearly invisibly. Haarlem.
B 316
Self portrait in a cap, laughing Third state of six. Signed and dated RHL 1630. Amsterdam.
B 319
Self portrait with cap pulled forward. Fifth state of six. Haarlem.
About 1631.
B 321
Bust of a man wearing a high cap, three-quarters right [The artist’s father ?]. Second state of two. Signed and dated RHL 1630. Haarlem.
See comments under B 292.
B 325
Bust of an old man with a flowing beard, the head bowed forward, the left shoulder unshaded. Only state. Signed and dated RHL 1630. Haarlem.
B 327
Head of a man in a fur cap, crying out. Third state of three. Haarlem.
About 1629-30.
