Portrait of Jan Six (etching)

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Portrait of Jan Six is a 1647 etching by Rembrandt, known in five states. It shows Jan Six, also the subject of a painted portrait by the same artist.

Adam von Bartsch assigned the etching the number B. 285. Impressions of it are in the British Museum, Hermitage Museum and Rijksmuseum. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "print | British Museum". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. "Jan Six, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1647". Rijksmuseum. Retrieved 2023-05-03.