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Self-portrait with Plumed Cap and Lowered Sabre,
1634
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Of the nearly three hundred original etchings that Rembrandt made in his lifetime, a significant number are portraits, both of himself and of his contemporaries. Rembrandt’s self-portrait etchings often were created as studies of facial expressions or exotic costumes, including this example, which was made early in the artist’s career, at the height of his popularity as a portrait painter. Always a bold experimenter in the medium, Rembrandt began this etching as a half-length portrait of himself holding a saber but cut the plate into an oval shape—eliminating the sword and reducing his figure to only a bust.
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1634
Europe, Netherlands
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