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Rembrandt self-portrait postcard, Regensburg, Germany, 1908

Subject
Portraits
Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

Color reproduction of a Rembrandt self-portrait: a young man in a soft dark hat, patterned cloak and fur-trimmed collar, leaning with one arm on a table and looking toward the viewer. The image is enclosed in a decorative printed border of repeating leaf motifs on a cream card.

Postcard Details

Message · Yiddish, in pen

den 17. II. 08

Translation

Regensburg, 17.2.08 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

PostmarkedREGENSBURG, February 17, 1908
Addressed to
Hans König

Schmellerstr. 22/II München Germany

Postcard record

Postmarked, REGENSBURG
ConditionVery good
Place addressedHans König, Schmellerstr. 22/II, München, Germany
Stamp5 pfennig Germania, perforated on all sides
NotesWide cream/white border around the image; decorative printed frame line; no publisher or series line visible on the front; printed caption "REMBRANDT fec."; multilingual printed headings "POSTKARTE / CARTE POSTALE / POST-CARD / CARTOLINA POSTALE". Postmark: REGENSBURG 1. 17 FEB 08 c 2-3 N (circular cancel). Divided-back card with white border; message in Hebrew script (Yiddish) written sideways on the left half, with German Kurrent date line "den 17. II. 08"; green 5 Pfennig Bayern stamp at top right; addressed in Kurrent to Herrn Hans König, Infantrist, München, Schmellerstr. 22/II; pencil dealer mark "112 / 1.00" at top; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Rembrandt self-portrait postcard, Regensburg, Germany, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rembrandt-self-portrait-postcard-regensburg-germany-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.