Canal with a Large Boat and Bridge

1650

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image depicts a wooden boat on the edge of a river or canal, pointing towards the water. Across the water, a landscape with trees, a tower, and an obelisk is visible under an overcast sky. The etching features fine lines and cross-hatching for texture and depth, typical of Rembrandt's style. The color scheme is monochromatic, with dark ink on light tan paper. Trees on the right frame the scene, enhancing the portrayal of nature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.5 × 11.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 × 11.2 cm (3 7/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7226

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 236, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heneage Finch Earl of Aylesford (Lugt 58); August Artaria (Lugt 33); 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.

1947

  • Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum, 1947, no. 23.

1958

  • Drawings and Prints by Rembrandt from the Rosenwald and Widener Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1958, no catalogue.

1966

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

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 93, 66.

1990

  • Rembrandt's Landscapes: Drawings and Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 35 [photograph reproduced not of this impression].

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

2018

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

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.

1990

  • Schneider, Cynthia P. Rembrandt's Landscapes: Prints and Drawings. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: no. 35a [photograph reproduced not of this impression]

1993

  • Explore: Thought and Discovery at the University of Kansas, Spring 1993, p.10.

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993-, no. 252, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024797

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