The Hog

1643

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a pig and some figures in the background. The drawing features a large pig in the foreground, detailed with etching lines to emphasize its physical features. In the background, there are roughly sketched figures that appear to be engaged with the scene. The composition suggests a pastoral moment, possibly related to farm life. Line and shadowing techniques are used to add depth and texture to the subjects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.3 x 18.1 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7148

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 157, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unknown (Lugt 1843); Joseph Maberly (Lugt 1845); L. Sellers; Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Scenes of Daily Life: Genre Prints from the Housebook Master to Rembrandt van Rijn, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996.

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.

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. 215, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024623

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