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Bust of a man ("Rembrandt")
Dutch (Delft)
about 1680
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height x width: 25 x 14 cm (9 13/16 x 5 1/2 in)
Credit Line
The G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection-Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2012.590
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionBust of a man with mustache and goatee wearing a flat hat in the manner of Rembrandt's self-portraits and with an open jacket and V-shaped collar. Rests on a circular pedestal enameled in blue and yellow.
Marks
Unmarked
InscriptionsTwo labels:
"G. Lefebvre Antiquaire / 24, rue du Bac, Paris"
"Collection G. Ephis / DEL 090"
"G. Lefebvre Antiquaire / 24, rue du Bac, Paris"
"Collection G. Ephis / DEL 090"
Provenance1987, sold by Lefebvre et Fils (dealers), Paris, to the G. Ephis collection (private collector), France; 2012, sold by the G. Ephis collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012).