Jan Lutma

1656

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image depicts an older man seated in a chair. He is leaning slightly to his left, with his right arm on the armrest and his left arm on his lap. The man has a kind expression, with pronounced cheekbones, a smile, and a full beard. He wears a cap covering his short gray hair, a long robe over a buttoned coat. The chair has ornate carvings on the backrest. The man holds a small object in his right hand. The background shows a large window with grid-like panes, with a ceramic jar and a decorative figure on the windowsill. The setting suggests an interior space with textured walls and furniture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.8 x 15 cm (7 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.4 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1955.6.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 276, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette II, Paris (Lugt 1789)

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. 293, state ii/v.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at top center: Rembrandt / f. 1656; in plate, at right center: Joannes Lutma Aurifex / natus Groningae; verso: at lower right, in graphite: B 276 II / 3; at lower right, in brown ink: P Mariette 1670 (Lugt 1789); at bottom left, in graphite: B 188

Wikidata ID

Q65364855

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