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This is not a portrait but a study of a ‘character type’ and Rembrandt has used it to experiment with a suggestive, sometimes quite rough, style of painting. The highlights on the left sleeve, for example, are depicted with only half a dozen very broad brushstrokes. This has led to doubts over its authenticity, but it is now believed that this highly innovative approach represents an important experimental step in Rembrandt’s development towards the rough manner of his later works.
Title
An Old Man in an Armchair
Date
1650s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 111 x W 88 cm
Accession number
NG6274
Acquisition method
Bought, 1957
Work type
Painting
