Rembrandt Male Portrait c1875 Antique Etching by W Unger on Laid Paper

Description

Rembrandt male portrait interpreted in an antique etching by W. Unger dating from circa 1875.

This nineteenth-century print reproduces a composition by Rembrandt depicting a man holding papers. The portrait combines a carefully modelled face with strong contrasts of light and shadow.

Fine etched lines describe the features clothing and hands while deeper shadows give the figure depth and presence. The papers held by the sitter add interest to the composition and draw attention to his gesture.

Printed on laid paper with margins this etching would suit a collection devoted to Rembrandt historical portraiture or nineteenth-century interpretations of Old Master paintings.

Details:
• Technique: etching.
• Etcher: W. Unger.
• Composition: based on a work by Rembrandt.
• Subject: portrait of a man holding papers.
• Date: circa 1875.
• Paper: laid paper.

The work offered is a nineteenth-century etching by Unger reproducing a Rembrandt composition.

Please examine the photographs of the front and reverse carefully for the condition of the paper and margins. They show the actual print offered for sale and form part of the description.