Rijksmuseum

Jan Six

Date

1647

Medium

paper

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt was befriended for some time with the well-to-do Jan Six, who later served as mayor of Amsterdam. He portrays him here in a highly informal manner, standing near an open window and reading a book. The detailed, skilful rendering of the dark room, in particular, is an unsurpassed feat in the art of etching.

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