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

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

ca. 1657
Etching, drypoint and burin on paper.
158 x 208 mm
RvR 375
NHD number
NHD 301, X
Notes
Extensive burnishing of the shadow on the wall around the triptych, and around the hat, which can now be seen clearly. (White and Boon)
No margins.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fragment, fleur-de-lis.
Provenance

Friedrich Kalle (1804-1875), Cologne and Bonn; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.

Associated names
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Kalle, Friedrich, 1804-1875, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School