Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
A Scholar in his Study ('Faust')
ca. 1652
Etching, drypoint and burin on paper.
210 x 160 mm
RvR 361
NHD number
NHD 270, I
Notes
Watermark: None.
One of two impressions of state I in the Library (see RvR 360).
There are additional lines of shading on outline of upright book to extreme right, which differs from the other impression in the Library (RvR 360). Likewise there is a difference in work on luminous circle to right of window. The shading on the floor below the point of the curtain in center right has been clarified.
One of two impressions of state I in the Library (see RvR 360).
There are additional lines of shading on outline of upright book to extreme right, which differs from the other impression in the Library (RvR 360). Likewise there is a difference in work on luminous circle to right of window. The shading on the floor below the point of the curtain in center right has been clarified.
Provenance
Pierre Mariette (1634-1716), Paris; purchased from Knoedler & Co., February 27, 1929
Associated names
Mariette, Pierre Jean, 1694-1774, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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