Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
A Scholar in his Study ('Faust')
ca. 1652
Etching, engraving and drypoint on paper.
210 x 160 mm
RvR 362
NHD number
NHD 270, III
Notes
Extremely fine parallel lines which give the effect of drypoint are used to shade Faust's robe, particularly on the shoulders and lapels, as well as the pile of books on the right. Vertical strokes have been added to the third windowpane down, on the extreme right. The hand holding the disk is an example of fresh drypoint work. (Boston 1969, no. 48)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, (Strasbourg lily), fragment, upper half). [Heawood 1784].
Provenance
Arkady Nicolayevitch Alferoff (1811-1872), Bonn; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
Associated names
Alferoff, A., former owner.
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, 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. 48.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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