Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, reworked by a Pupil
1606-1669
Self Portrait in Cap and Dark Cloak: Bust
ca. 1631
Etching on paper.
66 x 60 mm
RvR 6
NHD number
NHD 95, III
Notes
Watermark: None.
Etching by Rembrandt only known in later states reworked by a pupil.
One of two impressions of state III in the Library (see RvR 7), this one more heavily inked than RvR 7.
Outline of left shoulder straightened. Nearly horizontal lines added on bust at right. (White and Boon)
Probably reworked by Van Vliet. (White and Boon)
See Schuckman et al. 1996, no. 13.
Etching by Rembrandt only known in later states reworked by a pupil.
One of two impressions of state III in the Library (see RvR 7), this one more heavily inked than RvR 7.
Outline of left shoulder straightened. Nearly horizontal lines added on bust at right. (White and Boon)
Probably reworked by Van Vliet. (White and Boon)
See Schuckman et al. 1996, no. 13.
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
Schuckman, Christiaan, et al. Rembrandt & Van Vliet : a collaboration on copper. Amsterdam : Museum het Rembrandthuis-Rembrandt Information Centre, 1996, no. 13.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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