The Ship of Fortune

1633

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing featuring a classical figure on horseback near the shore with ships in the background. The artwork depicts a congregation of people, with a central focus on the regal figure on the horse. On the left side, there is a crowd gathered near an ornate architectural structure. The right side shows a boat filled with people, with a figure standing at the prow, guiding the vessel with a firmly hoisted sail. There is a sense of movement and activity throughout, from the figures in animated poses to the rigged sails of the ships in the distance. The line work is intricate and expressive.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.3 x 16.8 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7092

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 111, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Illustration to E. Herckmans' "Der Zee-Vaert Lof": Book III

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b), purchased at the Hollstein and Poppel Sale, 1929, lot #774; 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.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 146, repro.

2000

  • Fortune: "All is But Fortune", The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., 2000, no. 93.

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.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.146.

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. 123, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024506

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