Boy Leaning over a Lower Door

1763, published 1765

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, after Samuel van Hoogstraten (formerly Rembrandt van Rijn)

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Artist, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Samuel van Hoogstraten

Artist After, Dutch, 1627 - 1678

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist After, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a person leaning forward through an arched stone or brick opening. The subject is positioned with their arms resting on a ledge, hands clasped, looking directly at the viewer. They have a youthful face with soft features, light-colored eyes, and shoulder-length hair that peeks from under a wide-brimmed hat. They are wearing a dark-colored garment, possibly a jacket, with a long, patterned scarf or accessory draped around the neck. The background is dark, with arched stone or brickwork framing the upper part of the image, drawing focus to the subject inside the enclosure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette printed in brown ink on laid paper and hand-colored with red chalk

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.8 × 18.7 cm (9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 6, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

Inscriptions

verso along bottom in brown ink: Rembrand del: Ploos van Amstel JC Fecit1765

Markings

verso: artist's mark (Eusman 1)

Wikidata ID

Q65567326

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