Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
St. Peter in Penitence
1645
Etching and drypoint on paper.
131 x 116 mm
RvR 153
NHD number
NHD 225
Notes
Matthew 26:74-75.
Only one state.
Rovinski's supposed second state (Berlin) is a late impression touched with pen and ink. (Hind)
Some contours, shadings strengthened. Lines have been deepened, which is particularly noticeable at the hands, the collar and the shadow in the background to the left.
State II.
Only one state.
Rovinski's supposed second state (Berlin) is a late impression touched with pen and ink. (Hind)
Some contours, shadings strengthened. Lines have been deepened, which is particularly noticeable at the hands, the collar and the shadow in the background to the left.
State II.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt f 1645".
Watermark: Letters "WR", possibly bottom fragment of Strasbourg lily.
Watermark: Letters "WR", possibly bottom fragment of Strasbourg lily.
Provenance
A. C. Poggi (late 18th century/ first quarter of 19th century; d. ca.1836), London and Paris; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Poggi, Antonio Cesare, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Poggi, Antonio Cesare, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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