An Old Man Reading
Ferdinand Bol
1642
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 21 x 16.4 cm (8 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 17 cm (8 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Accession Number
1994.60.5
About the Artist
Ferdinand Bol · 1616–1680
As a very young man, Bol moved to Amsterdam, where he worked under the direction of Rembrandt, with whom he formed a friendship. Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits