A Bearded Man in a Cap, Rembrandt, 1657
Rembrandt van Rijn, portraitRembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669

A Bearded Man in a Cap

1657 · Painting · 78 × 66.7 cm

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Where is “A Bearded Man in a Cap” now? Collection: The National Gallery, London. Unknown.

The National Gallery

London, United Kingdom

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
Source
The museum

Details

Accession number
NG190

In the catalog

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Image: The National Gallery — Rembrandt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

In the life of Rembrandt van Rijn

The whole life
  1. 1631–1669 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

  2. 1639–1658 · Residence

    Rembrandt House Museum

  3. 1653–1656

    Pupil: Heiman Dullaart

  4. July 1656

    Declaration of Insolvency

    Under pressure from creditors, Rembrandt declared himself insolvent (cessio bonorum) in July 1656 and voluntarily surrendered his property; by that time he had already transferred the house to his son.

  5. 1657–1658

    Sale of His Property and Collection

    Rembrandt's property and art collection were sold at auction; the detailed inventory listed 363 items — paintings, prints, antique busts, weapons, textiles, and exotic objects.

  6. 1658

    Move to the Rozengracht

    After the house was sold at auction, the family left the prestigious Jodenbreestraat and moved to modest rented lodgings on the Rozengracht — a district of craftsmen and artists, where Rembrandt lived until the end of his life.

All works

From the collection of The National Gallery

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