Clement de Jonghe

1651

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a seated individual in a frontal view, with their body captured from the waist up. The person is positioned with their arms resting casually, and their gaze is directed forward. Their facial features are finely detailed, with a composed expression, and they have medium-length hair partly hidden beneath a large, wide-brimmed hat. The hat's shadow creates a distinct outline on their face. They are wearing a coat or cloak, buttoned down the front, over a collared garment. This attire is characterized by folds and textures suggesting a dense fabric. The background of the image is a simple, shaded area with no additional elements or scenery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.7 x 16.3 cm (8 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.2 x 16.8 cm (8 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.1.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 272, State i/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nan Ino Herbert Cooper, 10th baroness Lucas of Crudwell [1880-1958], The Hall, Horsey, Norfolk, and Struy Lodge, Beauly, Highland, Scotland; (her sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, 8 November 1922, no. 472). (Knoedler & Co., New York); purchased 1922 by R. Horace Gallatin [1871 - 1948], New York; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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. 264, state i/x.

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q65082078

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