Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Large Lion Hunt
1641
Etching and drypoint on paper.
224 x 300 mm
RvR 180
NHD number
NHD 187, II
Notes
The head of the horse is closely shaded with the burin. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated upper right (in drypoint), "Rembrandt f 1641".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "PR" (Strasbourg lily). See RvR 168 for same watermark.
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "WK".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "PR" (Strasbourg lily). See RvR 168 for same watermark.
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "WK".
Provenance
Johann Carl Diedrich Hebich (1818-1891), Hamburg; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Hebich, Johann Carl Diedrich, 1818-1891, 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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