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
Jakob Thomasz Haringh
980872 Rembrandt Van Rijn Jakob Thomasz Haringh (also known as 'Pieter Haaringh, the Young Haaringh') 1655 NH. 292, B. 275 4 5/8" x 4 1/8" Etching with drypoint and burin on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate in the window, middle right. Nowell Usticke's fifth state (of five) and New Hollsetin's fifth state (of six), after the plate was cut down to the head and shoulders only, the face has been retouched. From the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. A d...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap, with Eyes Closed
918407 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap, with Eyes Closed c. 1635 4 1/2" x 4" Etching on thick laid paper with thread margins or trimmed on or just inside the platemark. Signed in the plate, Rembrandt, upper left. Nowell Usticke's third state of five and New Hollstein's second state of four, before the strong horizontal scratches in the lower right corner, but with the 1/4 inch arched scratch to the right of the man's cap. According to Usticke, from the H.L. Ba...
Artist Drawing from a Model
383712 Rembrandt Van Rijn Artist Drawing from a Model c. 1646 B., Holl. 192; H. 231; NH. 176 9 1/4'' x 7 5/16'' Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. With an indistinct watermark. Nowell Usticke's first state of two (after one trial proof) and New Hollstein's third state of four, with the easel and drapery shaded, but before the vertical scratch in the easel. According to Nowell Usticke, a mid first state impression with a watermark was dated to ar...
Christ at Emmaus: The Larger Plate
987298 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ at Emmaus: The Larger Plate 1654 NH. 283, B. 87 8 3/8" x 6 3/8" Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1654, lower left. Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of four) and New Hollstein's fifth state (of five). According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration of the New Testament, Luke 24: 13-41.
Golf Player
920242 Rembrandt Van Rijn Golf Player 1654 NH. 282, B. 125 3 7/8" x 5 5/8" Etching on paper with good substantial margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1654, lower left. stamped "CGS" on verso. New Hollstein's second state of two and Nowell Usticke's second state of three, after the blank spaces along the upper border were filled and the corners were rounded. According to Usticke, from the P. F. Basan recueil as issued in 1785-1797. Signed and dated, Rembrandt f. 1654 Pl...
Student at a Table by Candlelight
904323 Rembrandt Van Rijn Student at a Table by Candlelight c. 1642 B., Holl. 148; H. 202; NH. 213 5 15/16'' x 5 3/8'' Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed in the plate, lower right (hardly visible). With repaired creases evident in all corners. Nowell Usticke's first state of three and New Hollstein's first state of two, before the posthumous mezzotint rework. A 17th century impression. Usticke notes "A very uncommon print, usually much worn." Plate no...
St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, looking down
983100 Rembrandt Van Rijn St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down 1635 NH. 142, B. 102 4 1/2" x 3 3/16" Etching on thick laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1635 upper right (faint). Nowell Usticke's third 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 Bernard recueil, as issued from 1846-1906. Rembrandt revisited the theme of St. Jerome, one...
Beggar Man and Woman Behind a Bank
996647 Rembrandt Van Rijn Beggar Man and Woman Behind a Bank 1630 NH. 51, B. 165 3 7/8" x 2 5/8" Etching, engraving and drypoint on laid paper with fine margins, trimmed within the subject in places at the top. With a Fool's Cap watermark. Nowell Usticke's seventh state (of seven) and New Hollstein's ninth state (of nine), with the final retouch. A seventeenth century impression. Plate not in existence.
Christ Healing the Sick (The H
987634 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ Healing the Sick (The Hundred Guilder Print) 1649 NH. 239, B. 74 11" x 15 1/2" Etching with drypoint and engraving on laid paper with a Strasbourg Lily with countermark IHS watermark, laid down to like paper. Usticke's second state (of five) and New Hollstein's second state (of four), before the plate was reworked by Capt. Baillie. A seventeenth century impression. With some skillful restorations throughout. Rembrandt's mastery at working the coppe...
The Circumcision in the Stable
993981 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Circumcision in the Stable 1654 NH. 280, B. 47 3 11/16" x 5 11/16" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, upper left (d reversed) and center left. New Hollstein's fourth state (of five) and Usticke's second state (of three), the blank space to the left of the ladder is filled in with diagonal lines. Before the final retouch. According to Usticke, likely from the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. The copperplate is in existe...
Descent from Cross: By Torchlight
980708 Rembrandt Van Rijn Descent from Cross: By Torchlight 1654 NH. 286, B. 83 8 3/8" x 6 1/2" 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 second state (of three) and New Hollstein's third state (of four), with additional shading in the upper right corner. According to Usticke, from the P.F. Basan recueil as issued from 1789-1797. Formerly f...
Self Portrait Drawing at a Window
987062 Rembrandt Van Rijn Self Portrait Drawing at a Window 1648 NH. 240, B. 22 6 1/4" x 5" Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1648, upper left on the windowsill. Nowell Usticke's seventh state (of eight) and New Hollstein's ninth state (of nine), with the final rework of the plate, the scratch in the sky is still visible. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906.
The Card Player
917798 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Card Player 1641 B., Holl. 136; NH. 193 3 11/16'' x 3 5/16'' Etching on thin laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1641, middle left. Nowell Usticke's third state of four and New Hollstein's third state of five, with the reworking by Watelet and his inscription lower left. Likely from the P.F. Basan recueil as issued from 1789-1797, with the signature of Watelet becoming faint. Nowell Usticke notes...
Adoration of the Shepherds
994293 Rembrandt Van Rijn Adoration of the Shepherds 1654 NH. 279, B. 45 4 1/8" x 5 1/16" Etching on laid paper with thread margins. Signed in the plate lower left, Rembrandt f. Nowell Usticke's third state (of three) and New Hollstein's third state (of three), the white patches near the upper edge above the cows is now shaded over with burin. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. According to Schwartz, this is a depiction from the New Testament, L...
Jan Asselyn, Painter
994049 Rembrandt Van Rijn Jan Asselyn, Painter 1647 NH. 236, B. 277 7 1/2" x 6 3/4" Etching with drypoint and engraving on laid paper trimmed just outside the plate lines on three sides and within the lower plate line, the blank lower portion is trimmed to the subject. Signed and dated, "Rembr f. 16 (with the last two digits illegible)," lower right. New Hollstein's fifth state (of seven) and Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of six), with additional shading on the sitters face and hat. A...
Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd
994151 Rembrandt Van Rijn Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd 1630 NH. 40, B. 168 4 1/8" x 1 7/8" Etching on cream 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 reduced and crosshatching has been added to the shadow next to the woman's feet. According to Usticke, likely from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. Usticke notes that this print is not common and the...
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller
500149 Rembrandt Van Rijn Clement de Jonghe, Printseller 1651 NH. 264, B. 272 8 1/8" x 6 3/8" Etching with drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1651, lower right. Nowell Usticke's sixth state (of nine) and New Hollstein's seventh state (of ten), both eyes have been retouched, the upper lid of the left eye strongly outlined. According to Usticke, an impression from H.L. Basan recueil as issued from 1807 to 1808. According to Schwartz, a...
Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple
982136 Rembrandt Van Rijn Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple 1659 NH. 312, B. 94 7 1/8" x 8 1/2" Etching, drypoint and engraving on thin laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1659, lower center. With an inscription in brown ink on the verso. Nowell Usticke's third state (of six) and New Hollstein's fourth state (of six), after the scratches were removed from the sky. According to Usticke, likely from the P.F. Basan recueil...
Goldsmith, The
989276 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Goldsmith 1655 NH. 289, B. 123 3" x 2 3/16" Etching and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1655, in the shadows in the lower left of the plate. Nowell Usticke's second state (of three) and New Hollstein's second state (of three), before the final retouch. According to Usticke, likely from the P.F. Basan recueil as issued from 1807 to 1808. According to Usticke, the plate is still in existence in Paris.
Presentation in the Temple: Oblong Print (Simeon's Hymn of Praise)
987043 Rembrandt Van Rijn Presentation in the Temple: Oblong Print (Simeon's Hymn of Praise) 1640 NH. 184, B. 49 8 3/8" x 11 1/4" Etching, drypoint and engraving on laid paper with narrow margin. Nowell Usticke's sixth state (of six) and New Hollstein's fifth state (of five). According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. According to Schwartz, the action of the etching precedes the actual presentation as depicted in Luke 2:22-38. The copperplate is in...
Peasant Family on the Tramp
980717 Rembrandt Van Rijn Peasant Family on the Tramp 1652 NH. 266, B. 131 4 3/8" x 3 5/8" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of four) and New Hollstein's second or third state (of three), before the outline of the woman's hat was strengthened, there is almost no trace left of the hat on the right. According to Usticke, from the Bernard receuil, as issued from 1846 to 1906. According to Usticke, plate still in existence.
Virgin & Child w/Cat and Snake
924179 Rembrandt Van Rijn Virgin & Child with Cat and Snake 1654 NH. 278, B. 63 3 11/16" x 5 1/2" Etching and engraving on laid paper with small margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt.f. 1654, lower center. New Hollstein's fourth state (of four) and Nowell Usticke's third state (of four), after the white spots along the upper edge filled with burin and the light spot on the Virgin's chin shaded over. According to New Hollstein, from the H.L. Basan recueil as issued for...
Man Drawing from a Cast
987012 Rembrandt Van Rijn Man Drawing from a Cast 1641 B. 130, NH. 192 3 5/8" x 2 1/2" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's fifth state (of five) and New Hollstein's sixth state (of six), with the final retouch of the plate. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. Plate still in existence in Paris.
Woman at a Door Hatch Talking to a Man and Children (also known as 'The Schoolmaster')
994046 Rembrandt Van Rijn Woman at a Door Hatch Talking to a Man and Children (also known as 'The Schoolmaster') 1641 NH. 191, B. 128 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" 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 final rework of the plate. According to Nowell Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to...
Adoration of Shepherds: Night
996826 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece 1652 NH. 300, B. 46 5 7/8" x 7 3/4" Etching, engraving and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's tenth state (of ten) and New Hollstein's eleventh state (of eleven), with the final retouch. According to Usticke, from the Beaumont recueil as issued in 1906. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration from the New Testament, Luke 2:15-16.
The Rest on the Flight, A Nigh
999961 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Rest on the Flight: A Night Piece 1644 NH. 216, B. 57 3 5/8" x 2 3/8" Etching with drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Nowell Usticke's sixth state (of eight) and New Hollstein's seventh state (of nine), with the horizontal shading added on and above Joseph's right shoulder. Before the final retouch. According to Usticke an impression from the H.L. Basan recueil as issued from 1807 to 1808. According to Schwartz, this etching depicts an apocry...
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
980714 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 trimmed to the plateline. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt.f.1635, lower right. Nowell Usticke's first state (of seven) and New Hollstein's first state (of four), the man holding the ox at right has a small mouth and a white shoe sole. A seventeenth century impression. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration from the New Testament, John 2:...
Peasant in High Cap, Leaning on a Stick
987691 Rembrandt Van Rijn Peasant in High Cap, Leaning on a Stick 1639 NH. 178, B. 133 3 1/4" x 1 3/4" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1639, lower center. Nowell Usticke's first and only state and New Hollstein's second state (of two), with the final rework. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906.
The Flight into Egypt: crossing a brook
993680 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Flight into Egypt: Crossing a Brook 1654 NH. 277, B. 55 3 11/16" x 5 5/8" Etching and drypoint on laid paper trimmed to or just inside the subject, with a "Bristol coat of arms" watermark (Ash-Fletcher 4). Signed and dated in the plate lower left, Rembrandt f. 1654. Nowell Usticke's first state (of three) and New Hollstein's only state, with the vertical scratch below the virgin's left eye, before the corners were rounded and the plate retouched. Acco...
Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd
994205 Rembrandt Van Rijn Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd 1630 NH. 40, B. 168 4 1/8" x 1 7/8" 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), with the black spot below the lower lines 1/4 inch from the right edge; the scratch through the gourd is faint. According to Usticke, from the P.F. Basan recueil as issued from 1789 to 1797. Usticke notes that this print is not common, with his estimat...
Adoration of the Shepherds
996825 Rembrandt Van Rijn Adoration of the Shepherds 1654 NH. 279, B. 45 4 1/8" x 5 1/8" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed in the plate lower left, Rembrandt f. Nowell Usticke's third state (of three) and New Hollstein's third state (of three), with the final retouch. According to Usticke, from the Beaumont recueil as issued in 1906. According to Schwartz, this is a depiction from the New Testament, Luke 2:15-16. It is interesting to note that Biorklund Barnard states t...
Christ at Emmaus: The Larger Plate
987035 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ at Emmaus: The Larger Plate 1654 NH. 283, B. 87 8 1/8" x 6 1/4" Etching, engraving and drypoint on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1654, lower left. Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of four) and New Hollstein's fifth state (of five), the lines in the left table leg now extend to the bottom. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration...
Crucifixion: Small Plate
994159 Rembrandt Van Rijn Crucifixion: Small Plate 1635 B. 80, NH. 143 3 13/16" x 2 5/8" Etching on cream laid paper with narrow margins. Signed Rembrandt f. c. 1635 in the plate, upper center (very faint). Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of four) and New Hollstein's third state (of three), with the final retouch of the plate. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846-1906. According to Schwartz, this is an illustration from the New Testament, Matthew 27:33-56.
Head of Saskia and Others
996891 Rembrandt Van Rijn Head of Saskia and Others 1636 NH. 157, B. 365 6" x 5" 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), with the final retouch. According to Usticke, from the Beaumont recueil as issued in 1906. Saskia van Uylenburgh was the daughter of a burgomaster of Leeuwarden. She married Rembrandt in 1634 and died in 1644 from a lingering i...
The Card Player
914239 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Card Player 1641 B., Holl. 136; NH. 193 3 3/4'' x 3 3/8'' Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1641, middle left. Nowell Usticke's third state of four and New Hollstein's fifth state of five, with the background around the cap reworked with fine lines. From the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. Nowell Usticke notes that a pure etching of the first state is, "not very common." "The Card Pla...
Jan Asselyn, Painter
983104 Rembrandt Van Rijn Jan Asselyn, Painter 1647 NH. 236, B. 277 8 9/16" x 6 3/4" Etching with drypoint and engraving on laid paper, with narrow margins. New Hollstein's fifth state (of seven) and Nowell Usticke's fourth state (of six), with additional shading on the sitters face and hat, before the diagonal shading around the shoulders. According to Usticke, a later impression from the H.L. Basan recueil as issued from 1807-08. Formerly from the collections of Adam Gottlieb Thierma...
Artist's Mother with her Hand on her Chest: Small Plate
983229 Rembrandt Van Rijn Artist's Mother with Her Hand on Her Chest: Small Plate 1631 NH. 87, B. 349 3 3/4" x 2 5/8" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate, RL. 1631, lower left. Nowell Usticke's sixth state (of seven) and New Hollstein's fifth state (of six), with fine verticals added above her eyes on the bridge of her nose. According to Usticke, from the Jean recueil as issued in 1810. With a collector's stamp on the verso "Franz Schartig...
Descent from Cross: 2nd Plate
987001 Rembrandt Van Rijn Descent from Cross: 2nd Plate 1633 NH. 119, B. 81 20 7/8" x 16" Etching and engraving on wove paper with thin margins. Signed and dated in the plate, "Rembrandt. f. cum pryvl . 1633" under the image, center. Usticke's fourth state (of five) and New Holstein's seventh state (of eight), Added in the lower right corner: "Imp. Lamoureux r. S. Jean De Beauvais 12 Paris". According to Usticke, an impression from the H.L. Basan recueil, as issued from 1807 to 1808. W...
Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap, with Eyes Closed
987712 Rembrandt Van Rijn Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap, with Eyes Closed 1635 NH. 148, B. 290 4 1/2" x 4 1/8" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed in the plate, Rembrandt, upper left. Nowell Usticke's fifth state (of five) and New Hollstein's fourth state (of four), with the final rework of the plate, the dark parts are further retouched. According to Usticke, from the Bernard recueil as issued from 1846 to 1906. Plate still in existence.
Bathers
914253 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Bathers 1651 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" Etching on laid paper with narrow margins. Signed and dated in the plate lower left, Rembrandt f. 1651. Annotations on the bottom margin, including the title, catalog reference, and attribution, added by a previous collector of this impression. Nowell Usticke's third state of three and New Hollstein's third state of three, with 'BVD' scratched into the bank under the sitting bather. According to Usticke, from the Jean rec...
Golf Player
922075 Rembrandt Van Rijn Golf Player 1654 NH. 282, B. 125 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" Etching and engraving on laid paper with small margins. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1654, lower left. New Hollstein's second state of two and Nowell Usticke's second state of three, after the blank spaces along the upper border were filled. According to Usticke, from the H.L. Basan recueil as issued from 1807-1808. The 17th Century game "Kolf," which lent its name to the modern game of golf was e...
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