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Hi Matthew, it looks really nice!
One of the best ways to learn how to paint and see how the old masters did it is to copy their work. In this one several elements are combined. The figure, the head (we focus mostly on painting heads here in this forum) and still-life elements. The particular handling of light the way Rembrandt does that and the painterly effects he uses to make that the image sparkle. So, to make a copy of a painting like 'Jeremiah' isn't easy.
Though not perfect, this looks very good to me. The use of shadows, I see you tried to imitate the painterly effects like in the clothing, (especially the fur). It is hard to judge wether you got the colours right. Because I haven't seen the actual reproduction you used. The colours of the real painting which hangs in Amsterdam where I see it every once in a while are different, but this looks similar to certain older reproductions.
Maybe you can make a copy of a portrait by Rembrandt next time, so we can specifically adress certain issues in how to mix colours, how to paint eyes, noses, etcetera. Moreso I would encourage you to make your own photographs of people to make your own portraits. But since copying is your hobby I would not want to discourage that, please make more of them and share them with us.
Especially the form of the head looks different to me. And I see you made him look down while Rembrandt made him look to the left, which changes his expression dramatically. Painting metal objects can be a study in itself, it was one of Rembrandts specialties. I can see that a lot of the colours you use in the figure (as it appears on my monitor) look greenish to me. But as I said before, it may have been the reproduction you used which causes that.
I am really looking forward towards your attempts making your own portraits, with your own photographs. And keep learning from Rembrandt. He was after all one of the greatest portraitpainters ever.
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