The Windmill

1641

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a windmill on the left side. The horizon is low, with the sky appearing vast. There are structures near the windmill leading towards the horizon. The windmill and buildings are detailed with an etching technique. The color palette is earthy, possibly monochrome, emphasizing light and shadow contrast. Textures are depicted on the windmill and roofs, contributing to the realism of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 14.1 × 20.6 cm (5 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.1.38

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 233, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis Galichon (1829-1893), Paris (Lugt 1060). Jules Gerbeau (1833-1906), Paris (Lugt 1165). (Kennedy & Co., New York); purchased 1911 by R. Horace Gallatin [1871 - 1948], New York; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • The Influence of Rembrandt on Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Landscape Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1971, no cat.

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, 1993-, no. 200, only.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower right: Rembrandt f. 1641; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: a / 45135 h150 233 / B-15,244 [upsidedown]; at lower center in graphite in later hand: 80 [circled]

Markings

recto: none; verso: Louis Galichon (Lugt 1060); Jule Gerbeau (Lugt 1165); and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65082057

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