The Triumph of Mordecai

c. 1641

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a ceremonial figure on horseback surrounded by a crowd. The person on the horse is adorned in elaborate attire, accompanied by a throng of people displaying various gestures. The crowd is densely packed, with a variety of expressions and poses. The background includes architectural elements like arches and columns. The detailed line work and shading create depth and texture in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed close to plate mark): 17.2 x 21.3 cm (6 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.25.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 40, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Hippisley (his sale, London, Sotheby's, 23 May 1848, lot 137); Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London (Lugt 1227) (his sale, London, Sotheby's, 15 June 1891, lot 436); Henry Studdy Theobald (born 1847), London (Lugt 1375) (his sale, Stuttgart, H.G. Gutekunst, 12-14 May 1910, lot 590. Alfred Strölin [1871 - 1955] Paris; (liquidation sale of his property, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 27-28 June 1921, no. 350); Joseph R. Ritman, Amsterdam; (purchased by Sotheby's and Artemis); purchased by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1877

  • Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1877, no. 170.

2000

  • Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001.

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. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 185, ii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q75406909

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