Sick Woman with a Large White Headdress (Saskia)

c. 1641/1642

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is a sketch of a person, showing the upper body and head. The person is facing slightly to the right, with their head turned towards the viewer. The facial features are detailed, with prominent eyes and an expressive face. The person has short hair covered by a hood or shawl. The clothing is loose and drawn with light lines. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is plain with cross-hatched lines for shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, with touches of drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.480

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 359, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection D'Arenberg (Lugt 567); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from William Schab 1951; given to the National Gallery of Art 1951

Associated Names

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. 228, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65364762

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