Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Self Portrait Etching at a Window
1648
Etching and drypoint on paper.
160 x 130 mm
RvR 28
NHD number
NHD 240, II
Notes
Watermark: None.
The new definition given to all elements of the composition results in a sense of greater stability. The look of absorbed self scrutiny which characterized Rembrandt's expression in the first state is now less pronounced. (Boston 1969, no. 7)
The new definition given to all elements of the composition results in a sense of greater stability. The look of absorbed self scrutiny which characterized Rembrandt's expression in the first state is now less pronounced. (Boston 1969, no. 7)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated in drypoint on the banner upper left, "Rembrandt. f 1648" (in state II).
Provenance
Alexandre-Pierre-Françoise Robert-Dumesnil (1778-1864), Paris; Berlin Kupferstich-kabinett (Duplicate); George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Robert-Dumesnil, A. P. F., 1778-1864, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 7.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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