The Ship of Fortune
1633
Rembrandt van Rijn
Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper, on page 97 of Herckman's _Der Zee-Vaert Lof_, published 1634
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Credit Line
Anonymous Gift in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 11.2 x 16.6 cm (4 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
page size: 30.2 x 19.6 cm (11 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1991.179.1.a
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Catalogue Raisonné
White/Boon 1969, no. 111, State ii/ii
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Series Title
Der Zee-Vaert Lof
Associated Artworks
Der Zee-Vaert Lof
Rembrandt van Rijn, Willem Basse, Elias Herckmans
1634
Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
1992
Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 16.
2006
Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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.
Inscriptions
on boat, lower right in plate: R.1633.
Wikidata ID
Q74895880