Young Man in a Velvet Cap (Petrus Sylvius?) is a 1637 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a man sitting, resting his chin on his hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a ruffled collar. The lines are dark and scratchy, showing folds in his clothes and the texture of his hat. The artist signed it in the corner with the year 1637. This style of drawing, where lines are carved into a metal plate, is called etching. Next, look up etching to see how artists make prints like this.
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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