Hagar Seated at the Fountain

1654/1655

follower of Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of two figures interacting with each other. The drawing depicts an angelic figure on the left, sketched with flowing lines, expansive wings, and robes. The figure's head is slightly inclined forward. On the right, a seated figure is drawn with a few lines, appearing to gesture with both arms raised. The seated figure wears a wide-brimmed hat. The drawing suggests a narrative or moment of encounter between the two figures, with a simplistic yet expressive style capturing the essence of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall (Right Sh): 13.6 x 9.3 cm (5 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
    overall (joined Sh): 13.6 x 18.2 cm (5 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
    overall: 86.3 cm (34 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.662

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Benesch 1973, no. 946

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Esdaile (according to Benesch). Reginald Pole Carew, London (1753–1835) (not in Lugt); (his sale, Mr. Wheatley, London, no. 242); (Thomas Palser, London). Marsden J. Perry, Providence, R.I. (b. 1850) (Lugt 1880); Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, PA; gift to NGA, 1942.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • Drawings and Watercolors by Flemish and Dutch Masters, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1954.

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 36, 41, repro., as Hagar in the Desert of Sinai.

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Bibliography

1925

  • Valentiner, Wilhelm R. Rembrandt, des Meisters Handzeichnungen. 2 vols. Klassiker der Kunst in Gesamtausgaben. Berlin, 1925–1934: 2(1934): no. 17 ("nicht ganz sicher")

1969

  • National Gallery of Art. Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art: Commemorating the tercentenary of the artist's death. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1969: 41, no. 36, repro., as Hagar in the Desert of Sinai.

1973

  • Benesch, Otto. The Drawings of Rembrandt. 6 vols. London: Phaidon, 1973. (enlarged and edited by Eva Benesch from 1954-1957 ed.): no. 946

Inscriptions

Inscribed by W. Esdaile on mount lower right in brown ink: Rembrandt from the Carew Collection

Wikidata ID

Q64620300

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