The Laughing Man, Rembrandt, 1629
Rembrandt van Rijn, portraitRembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669

The Laughing Man

1629 · Painting · 15.3 × 12.2 cm

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “The Laughing Man” now? Collection: Mauritshuis, The Hague. Unknown.

Mauritshuis

The Hague, Netherlands

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

In this state since
Source
The museum

Details

Accession number
598

In the catalog

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Image: Mauritshuis — Rembrandt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

In the life of Rembrandt van Rijn

The whole life
  1. 1625–1631 · Workplace

    Leiden

  2. 1627

    Own Studio with Jan Lievens

    Returning to Leiden in 1627, Rembrandt opened his own studio together with Jan Lievens and began taking on pupils. Within a few years he had gained wide renown.

  3. 14 January 1628 – 1631

    Pupil: Gerrit Dou

  4. 1629

    Meeting Constantijn Huygens

    In 1629 the artist was noticed by the poet and patron Constantijn Huygens, secretary to the Prince of Orange. He helped Rembrandt connect with wealthy clients and commissioned religious paintings for the Prince of Orange.

  5. 1629–1631

    Pupil: Isaac de Jouderville

  6. 1631–1669 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

All works

From the collection of Mauritshuis

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