Self-Portrait (Frick, Rembrandt)

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Self Portrait
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 130.jpg
Artist Rembrandt
Year1658 (1658)
Location Frick Collection, New York City

The Self Portrait is a 1658 self portrait by Rembrandt, one of over 40 self-portraits by Rembrandt. It was formerly owned by the Earl of Ilchester and is now in the Frick Collection in New York City.


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