Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Beardless Man in a Fur Cloak and Cap: Bust
1631
Etching and engraving on paper.
74 x 58 mm
RvR 426
NHD number
NHD 102, VII
Notes
Watermark: None.
Etching by Rembrandt only known in later states reworked by pupil.
Late impression of state II.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (see RvR 425).
Probably reworked by Van Vliet. (White and Boon)
Rembrandt and Van Vliet (see Schuckman et al. 1996, no. 24b).
Small margins: 1 mm
Etching by Rembrandt only known in later states reworked by pupil.
Late impression of state II.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (see RvR 425).
Probably reworked by Van Vliet. (White and Boon)
Rembrandt and Van Vliet (see Schuckman et al. 1996, no. 24b).
Small margins: 1 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in monogram and dated, "RHL 163" (double signature, the first faintly visible above the other is probably Rembrandt's).
Provenance
Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884), London and Dalkeith; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
Associated names
Buccleuch, Walter Francis Scott, Duke of, 1806-1884, 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.
Bibliography
Schuckman, Christiaan, et al. Rembrandt & Van Vliet : a collaboration on copper. Amsterdam : Museum het Rembrandthuis-Rembrandt Information Centre, 1996, no. 24b.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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