Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller
1651
Etching and drypoint on paper.
207 x 161 mm
RvR 371
NHD number
NHD 264, IV
Notes
Watermark: None.
The folds and contours of the costume have been reworked to give the sitter's body new weight and solidity. The arch shape has been elaborated in etching and now reads as a niche in the background wall where texture is further suggested by the accidental effects of rebiting. (Boston 1969, no. 35)
Wide margins.
The folds and contours of the costume have been reworked to give the sitter's body new weight and solidity. The arch shape has been elaborated in etching and now reads as a niche in the background wall where texture is further suggested by the accidental effects of rebiting. (Boston 1969, no. 35)
Wide margins.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt f. 1651".
Provenance
Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
Associated names
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 35.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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