Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Manasseh Ben Israel

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

Manasseh Ben Israel

1636
Etching on paper.
149 x 103 mm
RvR 359
NHD number
NHD 156, III
Notes
Watermark: None.
Some further shading added to the hat, e.g. vertical lines to area above the sitter's right temple, just above the hair. Outline of brim is now clearly defined from the hair and forehead. Some accidental marks appear at the bottom of the plate. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated center right, "Rembrandt f 1636".
Provenance

Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.

Associated names
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School