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Rembrandt's Man with Magnifying Glass, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1925

Subject
Portraits
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1925 (White Border)
Front of Rembrandt's Man with Magnifying Glass, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1925, Mr. Colt, WI, USA, c. 1925 printed photo postcard
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Back of Rembrandt's Man with Magnifying Glass, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1925, Mr. Colt, WI, USA, c. 1925 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The image reproduces Rembrandt's portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, holding a magnifying glass against a dark background. The painting belonged to the Altman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the bequest of Benjamin Altman that brought old master paintings and decorative arts to the Met in 1913. S. Miller's note to an art department contact in Madison describes an afternoon at the museum, with only the sculpture seen and the paintings saved for a return visit.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

New York Dear Mr. Colt, Mother & I just spent the afternoon at the Museum. We only got to see the sculpture, but are going back to see the paintings. S. Miller

24236 REMBRANDT. THE MAN WITH MAGNIFYING GLASS. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ALTMAN COLLECTION
PostmarkedNew York, NY, June 18, 1925, 22:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. Colt

University of Wise. Art Department Madison, WI

FromNew York, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, New York, NY
Series24236
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. Colt, Art Department, University of Wise., Madison, WI
Place mentionedNew York, NY
Place sent fromNew York, NY
Stamp2c George Washington, red, issued 1902
Stamp2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides
NotesWide white border at bottom with printed caption; faint "COPYRIGHT BY" over the image; small pencil scribble on the lower margin. Postmark: NEW YORK N.Y. JUN 18 10-PM 1925, with boxed 'REGISTER OR INSURE VALUABLE M...' marking. Divided-back card (CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS), white border on front, 2c Washington stamp. Handwritten '112 2.00' at top right; light soiling and corner wear.

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Rembrandt's Man with Magnifying Glass, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1925, postcard, c. 1925. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rembrandts-man-with-magnifying-glass-metropolitan-museum-of. Accessed November 2, 2026.