Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Three Heads of Women, One Lightly Etched.
ca. 1637
Etching on paper.
127 x 103 mm
RvR 481
NHD number
NHD 162, III
Notes
Cf. the drawing of "Saskia in a straw Hat", in Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin-Dahlem (Benesch 427). (White and Boon)
Scratches in the upper half of the plate, and the signature burnished out. (White and Boon)
Scratches in the upper half of the plate, and the signature burnished out. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Crown, probably fragment of Strasbourg lily.
Provenance
Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859), London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
Associated names
Aylesford, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1786-1859, former owner.
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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