Art, literature & history
Head of an Old Man (recto)
c. 1631
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- red chalk, with touches of black chalk, on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 13.7 x 13.8 cm (5 3/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1987.20.11.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Rembrandt van Rijn. Head of an Old Man (recto). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Head of an Old Man (recto) — Rembrandt van Rijn. c. 1631.
Medium: red chalk, with touches of black chalk, on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 13.7 x 13.8 cm (5 3/8 x 5 7/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1987.20.11.a. Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald.
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.