Art, literature & history
Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand
c. 1639
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching and drypoint on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 13.8 x 11.4 cm (5 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.) sheet: 13.9 x 11.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1998.25.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Rembrandt van Rijn. Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand — Rembrandt van Rijn. c. 1639.
Medium: etching and drypoint on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 13.8 x 11.4 cm (5 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.) sheet: 13.9 x 11.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 9/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1998.25.1. New Century 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.