Lievens, Jan  (1607-1674)

Bust of a man in profile, facing right (Bust of a man with a moustache in profile) c.1630-32, second state.
Etching 157 x 142 mm. Sign monogram I L and Fran.v: Wÿn. exc. A rich dark lifetime impression with margins on laid paper with watermarks foolscape,  published by Francicus van den Wijngaerde. B. 17, Holl. 34

From the series of sex prints by Lievens were three used by Rembrandt as models for his ´oriental heads´.
In 1625 the 19-year-old Rembrandt returned to Leiden and opened his own studio, which he shared with his friend of the same age, Jan Lievens. Rembrandt moves from Leyden 1931 and relocates his studio in Amsterdam. His close friend and partner Jan Lievens for England.
Litt. Shatborn, Peter & Ornstein-Van Slooten, Eva. Jan Lievens 1607-1674. Prenten & Tekeningen. Prints & Drawings. Exhibition catalogue. Museum Het Rembrandthuis. 1988.

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