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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller
1651
Etching and drypoint on paper.
207 x 161 mm
RvR 370
NHD 264, II
Provenance:
Purchased from Knoedler & Co., March 1925.
Bibliography:
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 33.
Inscription:
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt f. 1651".
Watermark: Lamb with cross in shield, surmounted by crown, [Heawood 2841] (Agnus Dei).
Notes:
Drypoint and burin shading have been added to the hat, face, cloak and the hair at the right. The iris of the sitter's right eye has been enlarged. His mouth, particularly the fleshy upper lip, has been more clearly defined. (Boston 1969, no. 33)
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