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Abraham Francen, Apothecary

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

ca. 1657
Etching, engraving and drypoint, printed on Japanese paper.
158 x 208 mm
RvR 373
NHD number
NHD 301, IV
Notes
Watermark: None.
Curtain completely removed, and window jambs and curtain rod drawn in. Trees can be seen through the window. The chair back is drawn in, terminating in a grotesque head, and is now higher than in II. The sitter's right hand appears over the top of the sheet of paper, which now has a design on the back. Pupils of the eyes darkened. (White and Boon)
Impression with surface tone.
Margins: 5.5-7.5 mm
Provenance

Count Mortiz von Fries (1777-1826), Vienna; Franz Rechberger (1771-1843), Vienna; Baron Jan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen (1776-1845), Hague and Soelen; Henry Brodhurst (ca.1860), Dale Close and Mansfield; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.

Associated names
Brodhurst, Henry, active 1849-1872, former owner.
Fries, Moritz, Graf von, 1777-1826, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Rechberger, Franz, 1771-1843, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Verstolk van Soelen, J. G. (Jan Gijsbert), Baron, 1776-1845, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School