This stately portrait depicts Jan Antonides van der Linden, Professor of Medicine, c. 1665, standing with book in hand. Van der Linden appears as a mild-mannered individual, gazing out at the viewer with his head slightly turned to his right. The viewer gathers that he is both a wise and prominent figure, for he dons a large coat that makes him appear grand and important. Rembrandt contrasts van der Linden's illuminated face and crisp white sleeves and collar against the dark tones of his coat and the dark background shrouded in shadow, focusing on his subject rather than unnecessary props.
Created in c. 1665, this work, printed on a fine laid paper, is possibly a lifetime impression. According to Nowell-Usticke, this work is a State IV (of VII) impression; Biörklund State III (of VI); White & Boon State III (of V); Hind State III (of VI).

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Rembrandt Jan Antonides van der Linden, Professor of Medicine, c. 1665 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).
1. Bartsch. The Illustrated Bartsch Vol. 50. Edited by Stephanie S. Dickey. New York: Abaris Books, 1981. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 264 (another example illustrated) on page 218.

2. Biörklund, George, Rembrandt's Etchings: True and False, 1968. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. BB 65-1.

3. Hind, Arthur. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. New York, 1967. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 268.

4. M?nz, Ludwig. Rembrandt's Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, Vol. 1. London: Phaidon Press, 1952. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 81 (another example illustrated).

5. M?nz, Ludwig. Rembrandt's Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, Vol.2. London: Phaidon Press, 1952. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no.81.

6. Nowell-Usticke, G.W. Rembrandt's Etchings. Narberth, 1988. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 264.

7. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings, Vol. I: Text. Amsterdam, 1969. Listed as catalogue raisonné no. B.264.

8. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings, Vol. II: Plates. Amsterdam, 1969. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. B.264.

9. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Rembrandt Jan Antonides van der Linden, Professor of Medicine, c. 1665 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.