Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Great Jewish Bride
1635
Etching, engraving and drypoint, on paper.
219 x 168 mm
RvR 452
NHD number
NHD 154, II
Notes
Cf. preparatory drawing in Stockholm (Benesch 292). (White and Boon)
Still unfinished. Light parallel shading added on the right side of the forehead, previously white, immediately above her left eye; on the cheek below the right corner of her left eye; and on the shadow on the right of her nose, reducing the area of highlight on the bridge of the nose. (White and Boon)
Still unfinished. Light parallel shading added on the right side of the forehead, previously white, immediately above her left eye; on the cheek below the right corner of her left eye; and on the shadow on the right of her nose, reducing the area of highlight on the bridge of the nose. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "BA", (Strasbourg lily). Fragment.
Provenance
Henry Brodhurst (ca. 1860), Dale Close and Mansfield; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Brodhurst, Henry, active 1849-1872, 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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