Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Hundred Guilder Print
ca. 1648
Etching, engraving and drypoint on paper.
283 x 395 mm
RvR 115
NHD number
NHD 239, II
Notes
Matthew 19.
In this brilliant impression on white paper, fine detail is unusually legible and the areas of heavy shadow especially transparent. (Boston 1969, no. 14)
Margins 2.5-3 mm
In this brilliant impression on white paper, fine detail is unusually legible and the areas of heavy shadow especially transparent. (Boston 1969, no. 14)
Margins 2.5-3 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "4" and "WR", (Strasbourg lily).
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "AV" connected with horizontal bar. [Heawood 1721A].
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "AV" connected with horizontal bar. [Heawood 1721A].
Provenance
Sir William Knighton (1776-1836); T.J. Thomson (1st half of 19th century); Charles J. Palmer (d. 1867), London; William J. White (d. ca. 1870), London; Henry Brodhurst (ca. 1860), Dale Close and Mansfield; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Brodhurst, Henry, active 1849-1872, former owner.
Knighton, William, Sir, 1776-1836, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Palmer, Charles J., -1867, former owner.
Thomson, T. J., 19th cent., former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
White, William J., d. ca. 1870, former owner.
Knighton, William, Sir, 1776-1836, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Palmer, Charles J., -1867, former owner.
Thomson, T. J., 19th cent., former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
White, William J., d. ca. 1870, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 14.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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