Art, literature & history
Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand
c. 1639
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on off-white laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 13.7 × 11.3 cm (5 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 14.5 × 12.1 cm (5 3/4 × 4 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1938.1781
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Rembrandt van Rijn. Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand — Rembrandt van Rijn. c. 1639.
Medium: Etching on off-white laid paper. Dimensions: Plate: 13.7 × 11.3 cm (5 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 14.5 × 12.1 cm (5 3/4 × 4 13/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.