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
Self Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress
Rembrandt van Rijn Self Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress c. 1638 B. 26; BB. 38-1; H. 157; NH. 210 3 13/16" x 2 9/16" Etching on laid paper with small margins. Signed in the plate, Rembrandt f., upper left. Nowell Usticke's third state of three and New Hollstein's third and final state, after the signature is scratched in with double outline and with the slipt stroke above the left eyebrow. According to Nowell Usticke, and early third state impression as issued by...
St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down
Rembrandt van Rijn St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down 1635 B., Holl. 102; BB. 35-H; NH. 142 4 5/8" x 3 5/16" Etching on thin laid paper with narrow margins or trimmed to the platemark. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1635 (with the "d" in reverse and the "5" barely legible), upper right. Nowell Usticke's second state of three and New Hollstein's first state of two, with only the "R" visible from Rembrandt's signature. Ac...
Death of the Virgin
Rembrandt van Rijn The Death of the Virgin 1639 15 1/4" x 12 1/4" B., Holl.99; H.161; B.B.39-A Etching and drypoint on off-white laid paper with large margins. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. The fourth state of five, according to Nowell-Eusticke. From the P.F.Basan receuil, as issued in 1789-1797. Showing the vertical shading on the formost bedpost and the strong shading on the back of the reader. Before the reworking of the plate that appears in the Jean and early Bernard...
Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd
Rembrandt van Rijn Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd c. 1630 B., Holl. 168; H. 80; BB 30-16 4" x 1 3/4" Etching on laid paper. Unsigned and undated. Nowell Eusticke's only state; Biorklund Barnard's second state (of two); White and Boon's second state (of two). After the plate was reduced from 106mm x 49mm to 103mm x 46mm. A first state intermediate impression from the ``Recueil de Quatre-Vingt-Cinq Estampes Originales" as issued by P. F. Basan (1785-1797) with slightly...
Artist's Mother with Her Hand
131339<br /> Rembrandt van Rijn<br /> The Artist's Mother with her Hand on her Chest (Millennium)<br /> 1631<br /> B.349; H.50; BB. 31-9<br /> 3 5/8" x 2 1/2"<br /> Etching on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. Initialed in the plate ("RL") and dated "1631." The second state according to Bjorklund, the seventh state according to Nowell-Usticke. A 20th-century impression printed by Marjor...
The Card Player (Millennium)
131346 <br /> Rembrandt van Rijn<br /> The Card Player (Millennium)<br /> 1641<br /> B., Holl.136; H. 190; BB 41-M<br /> 3 1/2'' x 3 1/8'' <br /> Etching on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. Signed and dated in the plate (left of the subject's face, center). The second state according to Bjorklund, the fourth state according to Nowell-Usticke. A 20th/21st-century impression printed by Marjorie Va...
The Golf Player (Millennium)
131338<br /> Rembrandt van Rijn<br /> The Golf Player (Millennium)<br /> 1654<br /> 3 11/16'' x 5 9/16''<br /> Etching on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. Signed and dated in the plate (bottom left). The second state according to Bjorklund, the third state according to Nowell-Usticke. A 20th/21st-century impression printed by Marjorie Van Dyke. From the 'Millennium' edition limited to 2500 exampl...
Landscape with a Cow (Millenni
131347 <br /> Rembrandt van Rijn<br /> Landscape with a Cow Drinking (Millennium)<br /> ca. 1650<br /> B., Holl. 237; H. 240; BB 50-I<br /> 4 1/16'' x 5'' <br /> Etching on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. The second state according to Bjorklund, the sixth state according to Nowell-Usticke. A 20th/21st Century impression printed by Marjorie Van Dyke. From the 'Millennium' edition limited to...
Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd
Rembrandt van Rijn Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd c. 1630 B., Holl. 168; H. 80; BB 30-16 4" x 2" Etching on thin laid paper with threadbare margins. Window support mount on thick laid card stock. Biorklund Barnard's second state of two, White and Boon's second state of two, and Nowell Eusticke's first and only state (after trial proof) after the plate was reduced to 103 x 49mm and the nearly horizontal line added at the bottom of the plate. According to Nowell Eusticke, a...
Tribute Money, The
Rembrandt Van Rijn The Tribute Money 1635 B. 68; BB. 35-2; NH. 138 3 1/16" x 4 3/16" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's second state of three and New Hollstein's third state of four, after the additional shading to the shadows. According to Usticke, most likely from the P. F. Basan recueil as issued from 1789-1797. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration of the New Testament, Matthew 22: 13-17.
Christ Healing the Sick: A Fragment
Rembrandt van Rijn Christ Healing the Sick: A Fragment The Hundred Guilder Print 5 5/8" x 3" B., Holl.74; H.236; B.B.49-1 c. 1649 Etching and drypoint on wove paper with clean margins. Laid into a window mount at the sheet edges, verso. An impression after the plate was cut up following the second Baillie retouch which occurred in 1776. As recorded by Nowell Usticke who viewed the contemporary hand bill (printed in French), he notes that Capt. Baillie only printed a small number of imp...
David in Prayer
Rembrandt Van Rijn David in Prayer 1652 B., Holl. 41; BB. 52-C 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" Etching on thick wove paper with small, clean margins. Signed and dated, Rembrandt f. 1652, below the harp. Biorklund Barnard's third state of three, White and Boon's third state of three, and Nowell Eusticke's second state of three with the horizontal slipt stroke across David's lower back. An intermediate third state impression as issued by P.F. Basan (1785-1797) with the light spots be...
Strolling Musicians, The
Rembrandt Van Rijn Strolling Musicians B. 119, H. 142, BB. 35-8 c. 1635 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" Etching on thin laid paper paper with small margins. Pen and ink description, lower margin. Pencil inscription, verso. Biorklund Barnard's first state of two, White and Boon's first state of two, and Nowell Eusticke's first state of three. An early first state impression before the wear in the fine close horizontal shading added to the base of the "V" of the woman's nec...
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller
Rembrandt van Rijn Clement de Jonghe, Printseller 1651 B., Holl. 272; BB. 51-C 8" x 6 1/4" Etching with drypoint and burin on beige laid paper with large clean margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1651, lower right. Biorklund Barnard's sixth state of six, White and Boon's sixth state of six, and Nowell Eusticke's eighth state of nine, after considerable shading is added to upper right corner of irregular arch with heavy irregular diagonals, and triangular...
Artist Drawing from a Model
141990 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> The Artist Drawing from a Model<br /> circa 1646<br /> B., Holl. 192; H. 231; BB 39-2<br /> 9'' x 7 1/4''<br /> Etching on beige laid paper. Nowell Eusticke's first state of two. <br /> <br /> From the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. Before the heavy rebiting that appears in the later Bernard and Beaumont recueils.
Self Portrait Drawing at a Wi
131349 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Self Portrait Drawing at a Window (Millennium)<br /> 1648<br /> B. 22; BB. 48-A; Holl. 22<br /> 6 1/4'' x 5 1/8'' <br /> Etching on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. Signed and dated in the plate (in the window sash, upper left corner). The fifth state according to Bjorklund, the eighth state according to Nowell-Usticke. A 20th/21st Century impression printed by...
Christ and the Woman of Samar
131337<br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Christ and the Woman of Samaria: Among Ruins (Millennium)<br /> 1634<br /> 4 11/16" x 4 3/16"<br /> Etching on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. Signed and dated in the plate (upper right). The second state according to Bjorklund, the fourth state according to Nowell-Usticke. A 20th/21st Century impression printed by Marjorie Van Dyke. From the 'Millennium' edition limi...
Bust of a Man Wearing a High
131336<br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Bust of a Man Wearing a High Cap; Three-Quarters (Millennium)<br /> 1630<br /> B. 321; BB.30-F; Holl. 321<br /> 4" x 3 1/4"<br /> Etching on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. Signed with the initials (RHL) and dated in the plate (upper left). The second state according to Bjorklund, the sixth state according to Nowell-Usticke. A 20th/21st Century impression printed by Marjo...
Head of Saskia and Others
391981 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Head of Saskia and Others<br /> 1636<br /> B. 365; H. 145; BB. 36-B; NH. 157<br /> 6 1/8'' x 5 1/8''<br /> Etching on laid paper with small margins. Signed and dated in plate, Rembrandt f. 1636, bottom center. <br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's second state of two and New Hollstein's first state of two, with the scratches between the turban of the woman at upper left and Saskia's...
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
C15758<br /> REMA<br /> The Presentation of Christ in the Temple<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389012<br /> 389013
An Old Man Asleep by the Fire
C15759<br /> REMA<br /> An Old Man Asleep by the Fire<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389014<br /> 389015
Rembrandt (?) Laughing
C15763<br /> REMA<br /> Rembrandt (?) Laughing<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389022<br /> 389023
Rembrandt with a Black Cap
C15765<br /> REMA<br /> Rembrandt with a Black Cap<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389026<br /> 389027
Rembrandt's Father as ""Philo
C15771<br /> REMA<br /> Rembrandt's Father as "Philo the Jew"<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389038<br /> 389039
St. Anastasius
C15791<br /> REMA<br /> St. Anastasius<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389078<br /> 389079
The Savant
C15794<br /> REMA<br /> The Savant<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389084<br /> 389085
David Playing the Harp Be (46)
C15797<br /> REMA<br /> David Playing the Harp Before Saul<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389090<br /> 389091
Portrait of a Young Lad
C15799<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of a Young Lad<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389094<br /> 389095
Portrait of a Young Girl
C15803<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of a Young Girl<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389102<br /> 389103
A Young Girl, Standing in an Interior
C15804<br /> REMA<br /> A Young Girl, Standing in an Interior<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389104<br /> 389105
Rembrandt's Sister, with a Veil
C15807<br /> REmA<br /> Rembrandt's Sister, with a Veil<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389110<br /> 389111
Rembrandt's Sister, Full-Face
C15808<br /> REMA<br /> Rembrandt's Sister, Full-Face<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389112<br /> 389113
The Rape of Proserpine
C15821<br /> REMA<br /> The Rape of Proserpine<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389138<br /> 389139
Portrait of Jan Pellicorne with His Son Caspar
C15830<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of Jan Pellicorne with His Son Caspar<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389156<br /> 389157
Portrait of Susanna Van Collen Wife of Jan
C15831<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of Susanna Van Collen Wife of Jan Pellicorne with Her Daughter<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389158<br /> 389159
Portrait of a man of forty
C15832<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of a Man of Forty<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389160<br /> 389161
Portrait of a young man w (111
C15862<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of a Young Man with a Slight Beard<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389220<br /> 389221
Saskia as Rembrandt's Wife
C15905<br /> REMA<br /> Saskia as Rembrandt's Wife<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389306<br /> 389307
A Boy with Disordered Curly Hair Turned to the
C15932<br /> REMA<br /> A Boy with Disordered Curly Hair Turned to the Left<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389360<br /> 389361
Flora with a Wreath of Flowers; A Bust
C15941<br /> REMA<br /> Flora with a Wreath of Flowers; A Bust<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389378<br /> 389379
St. Francis Praying
C15969<br /> REMA<br /> St. Francis Praying<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389434<br /> 389435
An Orphan Girl at an Open Window
C16052<br /> REMA<br /> An Orphan Girl at an Open Window<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389600<br /> 389601
Portrait of a Broad-Shouldered Man in a Small
C16062<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of a Broad-Shouldered Man in a Small Slouched Hat<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389620<br /> 389621
Bust of a Man with a Black Beard in a High
C16063<br /> REMA<br /> Bust of a Man with a Black Beard in a High Broad-Brimmed Hat<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389622<br /> 389623
Head of a Young Jew in a Black Skull Cap
C16065<br /> REMA<br /> Head of a Young Jew in a Black Skull Cap<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389626<br /> 389627
Christ on the Cross
C16069<br /> REMA<br /> Christ on the Cross<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389634<br /> 389635
Rembrandt in the Dress of a Lanzknecht
C16099<br /> REMA<br /> Rembrandt in the Dress of a Lanzknecht<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389694<br /> 389695
Hendrickje Stoffels in a White Cloak
C16102<br /> REMA<br /> Hendrickje Stoffels in a White Cloak<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> <br /> 389700<br /> 389701
Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph
C16155<br /> REMA<br /> Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> 389806<br /> 389807
Christ and the Samaritan (408)
C16159<br /> REMA<br /> Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well (408)<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> 389814<br /> 389815
Portrait of a Fair-Haired Boy (Titus?) With a
C16191<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of a Fair-Haired Boy (Titus?) With a Plumed Cap<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> 389878<br /> 389879
Titus (?) In a Brown Cap With Silver Binding
C16198<br /> REMA<br /> Titus (?) In a Brown Cap With Silver Binding<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> 389892<br /> 389893
Portrait of a Man in a Fanciful Costume With a
C16199<br /> REMA<br /> Portrait of a Man in a Fanciful Costume With a Silver Whistle at His Breast<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> 389894<br /> 389895
Golf Player
397525 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Golf Player<br /> (also known as 'The Ringball Player')<br /> 1654<br /> B., Holl. 125; H. 272; BB. 54-A; NH. 282<br /> 3 7/8'' x 5 13/16''<br /> Etching and engraving on laid paper with thread margins or trimmed on the platemark in places. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1654, lower left. <br /> <br /> With some made up areas at the upper right sheet edge and at...
Beggar with a Wooden Leg
905751 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Beggar with a Wooden Leg<br /> 1630<br /> B., Holl. 179; NH. 49<br /> 4 5/8'' x 2 3/4''<br /> Etching on laid paper, trimmed to or just outside the platemark.<br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's second state of three and New Hollstein's third state of four, with the two horizontal scratches in the blank area at right.<br /> <br /> According to Usticke, from the P.F. Basan re...
Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors
906212 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors<br /> 1658<br /> B. 64; BB. 54-E; H. 277; NH. 281<br /> 3 7/8'' x 5 13/16''<br /> Etching on thin laid paper with small margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1654, top center. <br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's second state of two and New Hollstein's first and only state, after the corners were rounded and with the scratch to the...
Raising of Lazarus, Large (Mil
131348 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> The Raising of Lazarus: The Larger Plate (Millennium)<br /> c. 1630 <br /> B., Holl. 73; H. 95; BB 34-2<br /> 14 1/4'' x 10''<br /> Etching, engraving and drypoint on Ingres d'Arches off-white laid paper (watermark) with large margins. Signed (RHL van Ryn f.) in the plate, on the rock behind Christ at the center. The tenth state according to Bjorklund and Nowell-Usticke. A 20th/21st Century impres...
Rembrandt's Mother with Hands on Chest
142020 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Rembrandt's Mother with Hands on Chest<br /> B., Holl. 349; H. 50; NH. 87<br /> 1631<br /> 3 1/2'' x 2 1/2''<br /> Etching on laid paper with small margins. Signed and dated in the plate, RL. 1631, lower left. <br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's fifth or sixth state of seven and New Hollstein's fourth state of six, before the vertical lines were added above the eyes, but with the...
Woman Bathing Feet at Brook
904277 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Woman Bathing Feet at a Brook<br /> (also known as 'Seated Naked Woman')<br /> 1658<br /> B. 200; H. 298; BB. 58-D; NH. 309<br /> 6 7/16'' x 3 1/4''<br /> Etching on laid paper with small margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1658, upper left corner. <br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's second state of two and New Hollstein's second state of two, with the...
Christ Disputing with the Doctors: Small Plate
914204 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Christ Disputing with the Doctors: Small Plate<br /> 1630<br /> B., Holl. 66; NH. 53<br /> 3 11/16'' x 2 13/16''<br /> Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. <br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's fifth state of six and New Hollstein's seventh state of seven, after the plate was completely redrawn.<br /> <br /> According to Nowell Usticke, a fifth state impression as issue...
Self Portrait in Cap & Scarf with Face Dark: Bust
905852 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Self Portrait in Cap & Scarf with Face Dark: Bust<br /> 1633<br /> B., Holl. 17; H. 108; NH. 120<br /> 5 3/8'' x 4 3/16''<br /> Etching on thin laid paper with good margins and a partial watermark. Signed and dated in the plate lower left, Rembrandt f. 1633. <br /> <br /> With an expertly repaired hole just to the left of the figure.<br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's fourth...
Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap With Plume
912677 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap with Plume<br /> 1636<br /> B. 20; H. 156; BB. 38-B; NH. 170<br /> 5 3/8'' x 4 1/4''<br /> Etching on thick laid paper with narrow margins. With the signature of the artist and date upper left (faint). <br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's third state of three and New Hollstein's fourth state of four, with cross-hatching added to the base of the feather and...
St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down
914218 <br /> Rembrandt Van Rijn<br /> St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down<br /> 1635<br /> B., Holl. 102; BB. 35-H; NH. 142<br /> 4 11/16'' x 3 3/8''<br /> Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1635 upper right (faint).<br /> <br /> Nowell Usticke's second state of three and New Hollstein's second state of two, with only a slight portion of the "R" in...
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