Art, literature & history
Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book
c. 1645
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching and drypoint
- Collection no.
- 1974.104.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Rembrandt van Rijn. Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book — Rembrandt van Rijn. c. 1645.
Medium: etching and drypoint.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): .
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1974.104.2. Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.