Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
A Scholar in his Study ('Faust')
ca. 1652
Etching, engraving and drypoint on paper.
210 x 160 mm
RvR 360
NHD number
NHD 270, I
Notes
An early impression where the drypoint burr is strong and especially prominent on Faust's robe, the curtain at left, and in the modeling of the skull. A ghostly film of tone covers the magic disk and its rays, suggesting that the vision exists on a plane apart from the brilliant light of the clean wiped window. (Boston 1969, no. 46)
One of two impressions of state I in the Library (see RvR 361).
One of two impressions of state I in the Library (see RvR 361).
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Coat of arms divided into four parts, with fleur-de-lis and letters "M An?" and other forms inside.
Provenance
Purchased from Gilhofer & Ranschburg via Schab in September 2 1929.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 46.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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