The Bathers

1651

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This drawing depicts a group of figures interacting in a natural landscape. The composition includes various figures engaged in different activities within a wooded setting. In the foreground, one figure is sitting while another is crouching and reaching towards something. A figure stands amidst the trees in the middle ground, adding depth to the scene. To the right, more figures are bending over, potentially interacting with the water or the earth. The landscape features intricate line work illustrating lush foliage and gentle slopes, creating a tranquil and lively natural scene. The attention to detail and the placement of elements showcase a harmonious balance between the figures and their environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11 × 13.7 cm (4 5/16 × 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 11.7 × 14.3 cm (4 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7223

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 195, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

1961

  • Rembrandt's Etchings, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1962.

1966

  • Rembrandt, Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., 1966-1967.

2018

  • Water, Wind, and Waves: Marine Paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2018, unnumbered brochure, fig. 12.

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. 258, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024785

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