The Pancake Woman

1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is an etching depicting a group of people. The central figure is an elderly person seated in profile. Their face shows signs of aging, with a prominent nose and deep-set eyes. The elderly person is wearing a long garment with a fur lining or collar. Surrounding them are other figures, including adults and children wearing hats or bonnets. The central figure holds utensils, potentially a knife and fork. Other figures in the background are standing or leaning, with various expressions. Details like a pot and plates are visible, suggesting a kitchen or dining setting. The linework in the etching is intricate and detailed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 7.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 11.6 x 8.5 cm (4 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7243

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 124, State iii/iii

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.

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. 144, state ii/vii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024834

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