Jacob Haaringh (Young Haaringh) (Pieter Haaringh) is a 1655 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a dark, shadowy portrait of a young man with a serious face. His curly hair is messy, and he’s wearing a high-collared shirt. Behind him, a small window with a grid of panes lets in faint light, making the room feel dim. The artist used scratching and scraping into the metal plate to create the texture—this is how the lines and shading look so sharp. It’s not painted but etched, which is why the details feel almost like a sketch. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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