Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill

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Rembrandt here portrays himself in Renaissance attire, taking inspiration from two sixteenth-century works, Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, now in the Mus¨¦e du Louvr e, Paris, and Titian's so-called Portrait of Ariosto, now in the National Gallery, London. In Rembrandt's day both these paintings were owned by an Amsterdam collector, Alfonso Lopez, and in 1639, the same year as this etching, Rembrandt made a sketch after the painting by Raphael (the sketch is now in the Albertina, Vienna). Title Self-portrait leaning on a stone sill Creator Rembrandt van Rijn Date Created 1638 Physical Dimensions Height 205.00mm; Width 164.00mm Medium Etching Technique etching Subject self-portrait Registration number 1895,0915.411 Producer Print made by Rembrandt Material paper Copyright Photo ? Trustees of the British Museum Acquisition Purchased from Malcolm, John Wingfield. Previous owner/ex-collection Malcolm, John Show more