Self-portrait
Possibly the first painting by Rembrandt van Rijn to leave the Netherlands (along with the Old Woman in Long Gallery)
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 57, № 87
Rembrandt
His own Picture, done by himself, black cap and furred habit, with a little golden chain round his shoulders
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
2ft 4in x 1ft 11in (71.1 x 58.4cm)
Frame:
oval, square black frame
Provenance:
Lord Ancrum through Prince of Orange
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
gift
Hang notes:
above Lord Ancrum's door
Location:
Room description extended:
Towards the Orchard
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 78
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51