Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Artist's Mother with Her Hand on Her Chest
1631
Etching on paper.
94 x 66 mm
RvR 465
NHD number
NHD 87, II
Notes
Watermark: None.
The eyes and the right cheek retouched; the shadow strengthened by vertical lines. Further shading added beneath the hand. (White and Boon)
The eyes and the right cheek retouched; the shadow strengthened by vertical lines. Further shading added beneath the hand. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in monogram and dated lower center, "RHL 1631".
Provenance
Sir Thomas William Holburne ? (1793-1874), Bath; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Holburne, Thomas William, Sir, 1793-1874, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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