Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Man at a Desk Wearing a Cross and Chain
1641
Etching and drypoint on paper.
154 x 102 mm
RvR 347
NHD number
NHD 194, IV
Notes
Watermark: None.
Outlines of the face and hair strengthened in drypoint. Much additional fine shading added to the shadow cast by the figure on the background. The guiding lines, which previously appeared below the sleeve, burnished away. (White and Boon)
Outlines of the face and hair strengthened in drypoint. Much additional fine shading added to the shadow cast by the figure on the background. The guiding lines, which previously appeared below the sleeve, burnished away. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower left, "Rembrandt f 1641".
Provenance
Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London and Arlesford; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
Associated names
Haden, Francis Seymour, 1818-1910, 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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