Artists
Rembrandt van Rijn
The ninth of 10 children born to Harmen Gerritzsoon van Rijn, a prosperous miller, and Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck, the daughter of a baker, Rembrandt was born in Leiden, Holland – then considered to be one of the principal artistic and intellectual centers in Holland.
Artwork
Christ Between His Parents Returning from the Temple
904099 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ Between His Parents Returning from the Temple 1654 B. 60; H. 278; BB. 54-F; NH. 276 3 3/4'' x 5 5/8'' Etching and drypoint on fine Japan paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, 'Rembrandt f 1654.' Collector's stamps of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (Lugt 2573), Paul Davidsohn (L. 654) and an unknown collector (not in Lugt) on the verso. Nowell Usticke's first and only state and New Hollstein's firs...
The Flight into Egypt: crossing a brook
922078 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Flight into Egypt: Crossing a Brook 1654 NH. 277, B. 55 3 3/4" x 5 3/4" Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate lower left, Rembrandt f. 1654. Nowell Usticke's second state of three and New Hollstein's first and only state, with rounded corners and a patch of shading under the donkey, but before the scratch through the lap of the Virgin. According to Usticke, from the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. According t...
Abraham and Isaac
923967 Rembrandt Van Rijn Abraham and Isaac 1645 NH. 224, B. 34 6 1/8" x 5 1/16" Etching on thin laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt, 1645. Nowell Usticke's second state (of three) and New Hollstein's first state (of two), the corners are rounded, there is no gap in the arch on the upper edge, before the additional shading on the chest of Abraham. According to New Hollstein, a 17th century impression. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration f...
Presentation in the Temple with an Angel: Small Plate
925219 Rembrandt Van Rijn Presentation in the Temple with an Angel: Small Plate 1630 NH. 54, B. 51 3 7/8" x 3 1/16" Etching on laid paper, trimmed to or within the border. Signed with the initials and dated, RHL 1630, in the plate lower center. New Hollstein's second state (of two) and Nowell Usticke's first and only state (after one trial proof), after the plate was cut down along the top. A 17th century impression. Nowell Usticke refers to examples of this etching as, "A rather uncom...
Christ Disputing with the Doctors: A Sketch
982139 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ Disputing with the Doctors: A Sketch 1652 NH. 267, B. 65 4 15/16" x 8 3/8" Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1652, lower left. With a Shield with the Seven Provinces watermark. Nowell Usticke's second state (of three) and New Hollstein's first state (of two), a series of marks appear along the upper edge and a wobbly line in the upper left corner, before the final rework. A 17th century i...
Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple
922409 Rembrandt Van Rijn Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple 1659 NH. 311, B. 94 7 3/16" x 8 9/16" Etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper trimmed to the platemark. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1659, lower center. Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of six) and New Hollstein's fourth state (of six). New drypoint lines have been added to the arch directly above the hanging front of the canopy in the upper left corner. The right foreground has been e...
Strolling Musicians, The
980274 Rembrandt Van Rijn Strolling Musicians, The 1635 NH. 141, B. 119 5 9/16" x 4 1/2" Etching on laid paper with extended margins, with a partial Foolscap with seven-pointed collar watermark. Nowell Usticke's first state (of three) and New Hollstein's first state (of three), before the shadows were reworked with fine hatching. A seventeenth century impression. Formerly from the collection of Jan Frederik Bianchi (1878-1963) (L. 3761). Plate still in existence.
Cornelis Claesz Anslo Preacher
982149 Rembrandt Van Rijn Cornelis Claesz Anslo, Mennonite Preacher 1641 B. 271, NH. 197 7 5/16" x 6 1/8" Etching and drypoint on Japan paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1641, in the back of the chair, middle right. Nowell Usticke's third state (of six) and New Hollstein's third state (of five), before the strip at the bottom was laid bare. According to Usticke and New Hollstein, likely reworked by Captain William Bailie in his Boydell-album, c. 180...
Abraham Francen, Apothecary
987706 Rembrandt Van Rijn Abraham Francen, Apothecary 1657 NH. 301, B. 273 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" Etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's ninth state (of nine) and New Hollstein's twelfth state (of twelve), with the final rework of the plate. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued in 1846 to 1906. According to White and Boon, the sitter (b. 1613) was an apothecary and a collector (not an art dealer, as sometimes stated). He was a close...
Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins
911370 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins 1634 B., Holl. 71; BB. 34-L; H. 122; NH. 127 4 15/16'' x 4 3/8'' Etching with drypoint on thick wove paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate Rembrandt f. 1634, upper right. Nowell Usticke's second state of four and New Hollstein's third state of five, with the shadowy parts reworked with a mezzotint rocker. According to Usticke, from the P.F. Basan recueil as issued from 1789-1797...
Goldweigher's Field, The
912671 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Goldweigher's Field 1651 B. 234; H. 249; NH. 257 5'' x 12 3/4'' Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins and a partial Paschal Lamb watermark (cf. Hinterding A.a). Signed and dated in the plate, 'Rembrandt 1651,' lower left. With the collector's stamp of Furst von Liechtenstein (Lugt 4398) on the verso. Nowell Usticke's first and only state and New Hollstein's first and only state. Usticke refers to thi...
Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd
980799 Rembrandt Van Rijn Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd 1630 NH. 40, B. 168 3 13/16" x 1 13/16" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's first and only state (after a trail proof) and New Hollstein's second state (of two), after the plate has been cut down and crosshatching has been added to the shadow next to the woman's feet. According to Usticke, from the Jean recueil, with the line added to the bottom of the print, with the scratch through the gourd faint, a...
Death of the Virgin
981881 Rembrandt Van Rijn Death of the Virgin 1639 NH. 173, B. 99 15 3/4" x 12 1/2" Etching and drypoint on thick laid paper with full margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1639, lower left. With an unidentified collector's stamp (not in Lugt) on the verso. Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of five) and New Hollstein's fourth state (of five), after the shadows have been reworked with a mezzotint rocker. According to Usticke, from the H.L. Basan recueil as issued from 1...
Cornelis Claesz Anslo Preacher
985491 Rembrandt Van Rijn Cornelis Claesz Anslo, Mennonite Preacher 1641 NH. 197, B. 271 7 3/16" x 6 3/8" Etching and drypoint on paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1641, in the back of the chair, middle right. Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of six) and New Hollstein's fourth state (of five), the strip at the bottom is laid bare, after the re-touch by Captain Baillie. According to Usticke, impressions from this state are dated c. 1809. Formerly from...
Descent from Cross: By Torchlight
987297 Rembrandt Van Rijn Descent from Cross: By Torchlight 1654 NH. 279, B. 45, 8 5/16" x 6 3/8" Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1654 (with the "a" in reverse) on the folds of the stretcher lower left. Nowell Usticke's third state (of three) and New Hollstein's fourth state (of four). According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration from the New...
Rembrandt's Mother in Oriental Headdress
987628 Rembrandt Van Rijn Rembrandt's Mother in Oriental Headdress 1631 NH. 86, B. 348 5 13/16" x 5 1/16" Etching on thick laid paper with narrow margins and a Strasbourg Lily watermark. Signed and dated in the plate, "RHL 1631", lower right. Nowell Usticke's fourth state of four and New Hollstein's fifth state (of six), the contours of the face are strengthened with burin, before the final rework. A seventeenth century impression. Usticke refers to this print as "scarce" with his...
St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, looking down
980806 Rembrandt Van Rijn St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down 1635 NH. 142, B. 102 4 1/2" x 3 1/8" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1635 upper right (faint). Nowell Usticke's second state (of three) and New Hollstein's second state (of two), with only a slight portion of the "R" in "Rembrandt" visible. According to Usticke, from Jean recueil, as issued in 1810. Rembrandt revisited the theme of St. Jerome, one of the four Lat...
Sheet of Studies: Head of the.
985555 Rembrandt Van Rijn Sheet of Studies: Head of the Artist, a Beggar Couple, Heads of an Old Man and Old Woman, etc. 1632 NH. 115, B. 363 3 7/16" x 3 15/16" Etching on laid paper trimmed into the subject on three sides and to the platemark at left. Usticke's second or third state (of four) and New Hollstein's second state (of two). A seventeenth century impression. Inscribed "WHIII" in black ink on the verso (not in Lugt). Usticke classifies the rarity this print as RR+, a very sca...
Crucifixion: Small Plate
987630 Rembrandt Van Rijn Crucifixion: Small Plate c. 1635 NH. 143, B. 80 3 3/4" x 2 5/8" Etching on laid paper with small margins. Signed Rembrandt f. c. 1635 in the plate, upper center. Nowell Usticke's first state (of four) and New Hollstein's first state (of three), with the break in the outline of Christ's stomach, the signature is visible. A seventeenth century impression. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration from the New Testament, Matthew 27:33-56.
Young Man in a Velvet Cap
911350 Rembrandt Van Rijn Young Man in a Velvet Cap 1637 B. 268; H. 151; BB. 37-C; N.H. 164 3 15/16'' x 3 3/8'' Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate upper left. With the collector's stamp of Neville D. Goldsmid (Lugt 1962) on the verso. New Hollstein's second state of two, with the removal of the dotted shading on the sitter's left cheek, and Nowell Usticke's first and only state (after a trial proof). A 17th century imp...
Death of the Virgin
920594 Rembrandt Van Rijn Death of the Virgin 1639 B. 99, NH. 173, 16 7/8" x 13" Etching and drypoint on laid paper, with Double Headed Eagle watermark. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1639, lower left. Nowell Usticke's second state (of five) and New Hollstein's second state (of five), the chair in the right foreground heavily shaded with drypoint and the upper part of the arm-rest is now black. The scratches in the margin burnished out. According to Usticke, from the H.L....
Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick
980795 Rembrandt Van Rijn Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick 1646 NH. 229, B. 170 3 3/16" x 2 1/2" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated Rembrandt.f 1646, lower left. Nowell Usticke's fifth state (of six) and New Hollstein's fourth state (of five), with the two dots in the upper right corner and with the woman's shadow extended to the left margin with horizontal lines. According to Nowell Usticke, from the Jean recueil as issued in 1810.
Landscape with a Cow Drinking
985327 Rembrandt Van Rijn Landscape with a Cow Drinking 1650 NH. 251, B. 237 4" x 5 1/8" Etching with drypoint on laid paper with small margins. Nowell Usticke's second state (of six) and New Hollstein's second state (of five), with the curved horizontal scratch in the sky, before the plate was reworked by Claude-Henri Watelet. A seventeenth century impression. The copperplate is in existence, USA.
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
989273 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple 1635 NH. 139, B. 69 5 3/8" x 6 5/8" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt.f.1635, lower right. Nowell Usticke's third state (of seven) and New Hollstein's second state (of four), the man on the ground holding the ox has a larger mouth; the sole of his shoe is white with a dark patch. According to Usticke, likely an impression from the P. F. Basan recueil as issued f...
Death of the Virgin
382154 Rembrandt Van Rijn Death of the Virgin 1639 B., Holl. 99; BB. 39-A; H. 161; NH. 173 15 1/2'' x 12 1/2'' Etching and drypoint on laid paper with thread margins or trimmed just inside the platemark but outside the borderline. The blank border below trimmed off. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1639, lower left. A hard horizontal fold across the lower part of the sheet, flattened and backed. Nowell Usticke's fourth state of five and New Hollstein's fo...
Woman at a Door Hatch Talking to a Man and Children
908151 Rembrandt Van Rijn Woman at a Door Hatch Talking to a Man and Children (also known as 'The Schoolmaster') 1641 B.128; BB.41-N; H.128; NH. 191 3 13/16'' x 2 5/8'' Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate Rembrandt f. 1641 (upper center in the shadow of the arch). Nowell Usticke's third state of three and New Hollstein's fourth state of four, with the horizonal shading to the hat and shoulder of the hurdy-gurdy player....
Nude Man Seated and Another Standing
983196 Rembrandt Van Rijn Nude Man Seated and Another Standing 1646 NH. 233, B. 194 7 3/4" x 5 1/8" Etching on thin laid paper trimmed to the subject, with watermark letters "D G". New Hollstein's fourth or fifth state (of eight) and Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of seven), after the upper outline of the loincloth is filled in, before the blank patch on the cushion was filled in with horizontal lines. According to Usticke, likely from the P.F. Basan recueil as issued from 1789 to 1797...
Joseph telling his Dreams
989269 Rembrandt Van Rijn Joseph Telling His Dreams 1638 NH. 167, B. 37 4 5/16" x 3 1/4" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate lower left, Rembrandt f. 1638, in the block beneath the seated man (Jacob). Nowell Usticke's second state (of five) and New Hollstein's third state (of six), the face of the man standing behind Joseph is now shaded, before the close shading between Joseph's left arm and the girl's cheek. According to New Hollstein, a...
Star of Kings: A Night Piece
980850 Rembrandt Van Rijn Star of Kings: A Night Piece 1651 NH. 263, B. 113 3 5/8" x 5 5/8" Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of seven) and New Hollstein's third state (of four), the window to the left of the central post has been rebitten. According to Usticke, from the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. According to Schwartz, the subject shows how Dutch children celebrated the feast of Epiphany in the seventeenth century.
Head of Saskia and Others
985681 Rembrandt Van Rijn Head of Saskia and Others 1636 NH. 157, B. 365 5 7/8" x 4 7/8" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in plate, Rembrandt f. 1636 lower left. Nowell Usticke's second state (of two) and New Hollstein's second state (of two). According to Usticke, from the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. Saskia van Uylenburgh was the daughter of a burgomaster of Leeuwarden. She married Rembrandt in 1634 and died in 1644 after a lingering illness from giving...
Strolling Musicians, The
987632 Rembrandt Van Rijn Strolling Musicians, The 1635 NH. 141, B. 119 5 7/16" x 4 1/2" Etching on laid paper trimmed to the platemark, with an indistinct watermark. Nowell Usticke's first state (of three) and New Hollstein's first state (of three), before the drypoint rework on the child's chest, head, and on the door. A seventeenth century impression. Formerly from the collections of Nicolas Lanier (1588-1666), London, and Comte Clémens-Wensceslas de Renesse-Breidbach (1776-183...
Strolling Musicians, The
382148 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Strolling Musicians c. 1635 B., Holl. 119; H. 142; BB. 35-8; NH. 141 5 11/16'' x 4 11/16'' Etching on laid paper with small margins. Nowell Usticke's second state of three and New Hollstein's second state of three, after the horizontal shading to the neck of the baby. According to Usticke, most likely from the P.F. Basan recueil, as issued from 1789-1797. Plate still in existence.
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