The Pharisees Debating (Fragment from the Hundred Guilder Print)

c. 1649

Rembrandt van Rijn and William Baillie

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

William Baillie

Artist, Irish, 1723 - 1792

The image shows a group of people sitting closely together on a bench or similar surface. Each person faces slightly towards another, suggesting interaction. The individuals have detailed facial features, with one man having a long beard and another wearing a hat with a brim. Their clothing includes robes or coats, along with headgear like turbans and hats. The background features a pattern of cross-hatched lines. The overall scene is monochromatic and resembles an etched drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Robison

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.2 x 7.5 cm (5 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 15 x 8.2 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.123.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 74, State reworked fragment

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Robison, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 239, state iv/iv, fragment C.

Wikidata ID

Q76355796

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