Samuel Menasseh ben Israel

1636

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The drawing depicts a man from the chest up, facing the viewer. He has distinct facial features with a mustache and goatee, wearing a broad-brimmed hat that partially covers his short, curly hair. His clothing consists of a wide collar over a garment with vertical stripes or pleats. There is no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain, emphasizing the man in the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7239

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 269, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Webster (Lugt 1554); Schloss 'E'; Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased at the Berlin Sale (lot #631), 1929; 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.

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. 156, state iii/v.

Wikidata ID

Q65024822

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