Rijksmuseum

Portrait of a Boy

Date

1641

Medium

paper

Institution

Rijksmuseum

The identity of this boy remains unclear for the moment, proving that we still do not know everything about Rembrandt’s life. He lavished great attention on the modelling and illumination of the sitter’s face. He encountered some problems, however, in the process of etching it. The etching ground was porous and cracked, resulting in many grey areas: the cracks are mainly visible in the hair.

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