Hoofd van een man in een staat van angst Possibly 1732 - 1738

This anonymous etching, titled *Hoofd van een man in een staat van angst*, depicts a man’s head in a state of fear. The work, which is part of a series of etchings on the theme of human emotions, is thought to have been created between 1732 and 1738. The artist has captured the intensity of the man's emotion through expressive detail: his eyes are wide open, his mouth is open in a silent scream, and his brow is furrowed. This close-up study, an example of 18th-century Dutch art, is now part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection.