Self-Portrait Etching at a Window is a 1648 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man leaning against a windowsill, looking straight ahead. His hat casts a shadow over his face, and his hands rest on a ledge. The window behind him has a curtain and a faint view of a building outside. The artist used a mix of lines to create light and shadow, making the scene feel real. This is a drawing, not a painting—it’s made by scratching into metal plates. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints.
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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