Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book
ca. 1645
Etching on paper.
133 x 108 mm
RvR 226
NHD number
NHD 226, II
Notes
Forehead described by a single line, outline of back strengthened, and shading added below contour of shoulder, all in drypoint. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fragment, three balls.
Provenance
Friedrich Kalle (1804-1875), Cologne and Bonn; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
Associated names
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Kalle, Friedrich, 1804-1875, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Kalle, Friedrich, 1804-1875, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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