School of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Man Kneeling in Prayer
4 1/2 x 3 13/16 inches (115 x 97 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over red chalk, on paper; framing line in brown ink.
I, 214a
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1910.
Notes
On mat with I, 214.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left corner, in graphite, "Konink"; at lower right corner, in brown ink, partially obliterated, "Eckhoŭt; and below this, in red chalk, "176". Inscribed on the old mount, at lower right, possibly in the hand of William Sharp, in brown ink, "Eckhout+".
Watermark: Shield surmounted by a crown, fragment (similar to Heawood, nos. 2842-3: 1649 and 1648). Beta radiograph shows two layers of paper, partly obscuring the watermark.
Watermark: Shield surmounted by a crown, fragment (similar to Heawood, nos. 2842-3: 1649 and 1648). Beta radiograph shows two layers of paper, partly obscuring the watermark.
Associated names
Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den, 1621-1674, Formerly attributed to.
Sharp, William, active mid-19th century, former owner.
Riggall, Edward, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Sharp, William, active mid-19th century, former owner.
Riggall, Edward, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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