Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
St. Jerome in a Dark Chamber
1642
Etching, engraving and drypoint on paper.
151 x 173 mm
RvR 168
NHD number
NHD 212, II
Notes
Window enlarged by burnishing away middle of curtain, which is now concave in outline. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "PR", (Strasbourg lily).
Provenance
William Seguier (1771-1843), London; John Heywood Hawkins (1803-1877), London and Bignor Park; Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884), London and Dalkeith; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Buccleuch, Walter Francis Scott, Duke of, 1806-1884, former owner.
Hawkins, John Heywood, 1803-1877, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Seguier, William, 1772-1843, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Hawkins, John Heywood, 1803-1877, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Seguier, William, 1772-1843, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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