Title:
Reproduction of 'The Astronomer', labelled 'B.1607, Rembrandt, D.1669'
Description:
A black and white photograph of a framed reproduction of a painting of an elderly man in a skull cap looking at a globe. It is labelled 'B.1607, Rembrandt, D.1669'. This painting heavily resembles 'The Astronomer' (also called "Heraklith') by Dutch painter Gerrit Dou, c.1628, which is held in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Notably, Dou became a pupil of Rembrandt in 1628.