Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician
1647
Etching, engraving and drypoint, on paper.
241 x 177 mm
RvR 386
NHD number
NHD 237, II
Notes
Burr removed from the ring, which now appears white. Highlights on shoulder strap and lower part of cloak shaded out. Further shading added to the banisters. (White and Boon)
Preparatory oil sketch in Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Bredius 252). (White and Boon)
Preparatory oil sketch in Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Bredius 252). (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt f. 1647".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "WR", (Strasbourg lily).
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "WR", (Strasbourg lily).
Provenance
Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859), London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire; Henry Brodhurst (ca.1860), Dale Close and Mansfield; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Aylesford, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1786-1859, former owner.
Brodhurst, Henry, active 1849-1872, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Brodhurst, Henry, active 1849-1872, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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