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Self Portrait with Saskia

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

Self Portrait with Saskia

1636
Etching on paper.
104 x 95 mm
1949.5
NHD number
NHD 158, III
Notes
Collector's initial [L.2617/ W. Esdaile] in brown ink at right top corner.
False biting in dark shadow beside artist's cheek reworked. (White and Boon)
Impression with platetone.
One of two impressions of state III in the Library (see (P) 1975.42).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated, "Rembrandt.f. 1636".
Watermark: Fragment, cross on crown.
Provenance

Harford; William Esdaile (1758-1837), Clapham Common, London; Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), London and Fonthill; Albert E. McVitty (1876-1948), Princeton; purchased at McVitty sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 28-29 November 1949.

Associated names
Esdaile, William, 1758-1837, former owner.
McVitty, Albert E., 1876-1948, former owner.
Morrison, Alfred, 1821-1897, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School