Antique Master Print-PORTRAIT-UNIDENTIFIED-MAN-ETCHING-Worlidge-Rembrandt-c.1757

Portrait of an unidentified man, seated, with books and a quill in the background.

Made by Thomas Worlidge after Rembrandt van Rijn.

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 14.2 x 19.5 cm (5.59 x 7.68 inch). Image size: 14.2 x 19.5 cm. (5.59 x 7.68 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light soiling and foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PORTRAIT, UNIDENTIFIED MAN, THOMAS WORLIDGE, REMBRANDT, ETCHING, 18TH CENTURY | PCO-E22-13

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: British Museum, London, inv. no. 1925,0511.173.

Biography engraver: Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766) was a British portrait painter and etcher, known for his detailed portrait studies and engravings after old masters.

Biography artist: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a total of about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and two thousand drawings.