St. Jerome in a Dark Chamber

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
St. Jerome in a Dark Chamber
1642.
Etching, engraving and drypoint on paper.
151 x 173 mm
RvR 168
NHD 212, II
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William Seguier (1771-1843), London; John Heywood Hawkins (1803-1877), London and Bignor Park; Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884), London and Dalkeith; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
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Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over letters "PR", (Strasbourg lily).

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Window enlarged by burnishing away middle of curtain, which is now concave in outline. (White and Boon)

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