Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Landscape with a Square Tower
1650
Etching and drypoint on paper.
88 x 156 mm
RvR 308
NHD number
NHD 250, III
Notes
Watermark: None.
A slipped stroke crosses the signature. In later impressions this has worn away. (White and Boon)
As has been pointed out (in "Rembrandt Exhibition", Florence, 1951, no. 29) this landscape is based on two motifs; the tower of the Old Stadhuis, drawn later by Rembrandt in 1652, and a group of cottages seen on one of the dykes around Amsterdam. (White and Boon)
A slipped stroke crosses the signature. In later impressions this has worn away. (White and Boon)
As has been pointed out (in "Rembrandt Exhibition", Florence, 1951, no. 29) this landscape is based on two motifs; the tower of the Old Stadhuis, drawn later by Rembrandt in 1652, and a group of cottages seen on one of the dykes around Amsterdam. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt f 1650".
Provenance
George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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