Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Self Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress
1642
Etching, 9.2 × 6.1 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Rembrandt painted and drew a great many records of his own features, now highly prized for their penetrating introspection. These earlier flamboyant self-images contrasts strongly with the more low-key self-portraits of almost a decade later. (V&A)