Self-Portrait (?) with Plumed Cap and Lowered Sabre
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This painting shows a man wearing a fancy hat and holding a sword. He looks confident and strong. The interesting thing about this work is that it's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design into a metal plate, and it's not certain if it's really a self-portrait of Rembrandt. You can learn more about this style by looking into the work of artist Rembrandt van Rijn.
