Beggar Seated on a Bank

1630

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn
Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669
The artwork depicts a seated figure, shown from head to feet, positioned on a bank. The person is turned slightly to the side, with a gaze directed outward. The facial features are detailed, with curly hair framing the face. The clothing is tattered and loose, with intricate linework suggesting texture and wear. The figure's hands are resting on their lap, and their feet are visible, wearing worn shoes. The background is minimally detailed, focusing the attention on the figure. The use of shading and lines creates a textured representation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.1 x 7.5 cm (4 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7070

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 174, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b), purchased from Hollstein and Puppel Sale, lot 788; given to the National Gallery of Art, 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930.

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

1973

  • Etchings by Rembrandt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no catalogue.

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. 50, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024452

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