The Strolling Musicians

c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a group of four men and a dog. The men are dressed in elaborate garments, some with tall hats and cloaks. One man is holding a musical instrument resembling a bagpipe while another interacts with the dog in the foreground. The setting suggests an informal gathering, with the men standing closely together around a doorway where light is illuminating parts of the scene. The drawing is detailed and intricate, showing texture in the fabric and fur of the characters.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7241

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 119, State ii/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.

1953

  • Old Master Etchings and Engravings, Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, 1953.

1956

  • University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, OR, 1956.

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1956-1957.

1961

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

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. 141, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024825

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