Saint Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

1648

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is an etching featuring an old tree dominating the scene. The horizon is low, obscured by the tree and vegetation, with no prominent features visible directly on it. The tree has detailed, cross-hatched lines giving it a textured appearance, showcasing the artist's meticulous etching technique. Close to us, there is a lion's head emerging from the grass, and to the right, a man with a beard sits. The color palette is monochrome, with black lines on a cream background, highlighting the linework and creating a contrast of light and shadow. Sparse landscape elements are visible in the distance, rendered in lighter lines, suggesting a natural environment extending beyond the tree and figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.8 x 13.2 cm (7 x 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.1 x 13.6 cm (7 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7132

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 103, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Gutekunst [1870-1961], Bern (Lugt 2213a);; Hendrikus Egbertus Ten Cate [1868-1955], Almelo (Lugt 533b); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b), purchased from Sessler; 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, repro.

  • 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.

1947

  • Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum, 1947, no. 18.

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 27.

1965

  • Landscape Prints by Rembrandt and other Dutch Artists from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, no cat.

1966

  • Master Prints from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1966-1967, no cat.

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 90, 66.

1973

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

1995

  • Imitation and Invention: Old Master Prints and Their Sources, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as Saint Jerome by the Pollard Willow.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, repro.

2004

  • The Unfinished Print, The Frick Collection, New York, 2004.

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. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 244, iii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65024594

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