Pupil of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Artist's Mother Seated at a Table, Looking Right: Three Quarter Length
ca. 1631
Etching on paper.
150 x 117 mm
RvR 459
NHD number
NHD 91 copy a, I
Notes
Anonymous etching in reverse, possibly by an artist from Rembrandt's workshop (previously attributed to Rembrandt, and later to Ferdinand Bol or Karl van der Pluym).
Closely trimmed.
Etching by unknown pupil of Rembrandt. (White and Boon)
J. Six has suggested that this is a retouched plate; Münz as Bol. Modified copy of B 343. Probably by an early pupil, like Van der Pluym; compare also "Old Man on deathbed" (related to the picture in the Musée Royaux at Brussels, cf. prints not mentioned by Bartsch II El., e). (White and Boon)
Only one state.
Closely trimmed.
Etching by unknown pupil of Rembrandt. (White and Boon)
J. Six has suggested that this is a retouched plate; Münz as Bol. Modified copy of B 343. Probably by an early pupil, like Van der Pluym; compare also "Old Man on deathbed" (related to the picture in the Musée Royaux at Brussels, cf. prints not mentioned by Bartsch II El., e). (White and Boon)
Only one state.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed upper left, "Rembrandt f.".
Watermark: Foolscap, fragment of head.
Watermark: Foolscap, fragment of head.
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.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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