Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Self Portrait Scowling
ca. 1631
Etching on paper.
39 x 36 mm (octagonal)
Purchase.
1967.26
NHD number
NHD 94
Notes
Collector's mark [L.2775/ E. Astley] on the right top corner.
Münz believed that, as it exists now, the plate is by van Vliet, working over an original by Rembrandt (White and Boon).
Only one state.
Münz believed that, as it exists now, the plate is by van Vliet, working over an original by Rembrandt (White and Boon).
Only one state.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed with the monogram, "RHL".
Provenance
Arthur Pond (ca. 1705-1758), London; Sir Edward Astley (1729-1802), Norfolk; Gordon W. Nowell-Usticke; purchased from C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, December 1967.
Associated names
Astley, Edward, Sir, 1729-1802, former owner.
Nowell-Usticke, Gordon W., 1894- former owner.
Pond, Arthur, 1701-1758, former owner.
Nowell-Usticke, Gordon W., 1894- former owner.
Pond, Arthur, 1701-1758, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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