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Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a rider on a donkey with another figure leading the donkey. The drawing depicts an outdoor scene in which a figure is seated on a donkey, swathed in a cloak. The donkey is loaded with bundles. Another figure, wearing a hat and holding a stick, leads the donkey. The background is filled with trees and greenery. The overall composition is detailed and evokes a sense of movement through a quietly atmospheric landscape. This is in the style of Rembrandt, known for his detailed etchings and masterful use of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 9.2 x 6.5 cm (3 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.475

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 52, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Verstolk van Soelen (Lugt 1847); Moriz de Fries (Lugt 2930); Collection D'Arenberg (Lugt 567); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from William Schab 1951; given to the National Gallery of Art 1951

Associated Names

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

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. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 117, i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65364729

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