Cottage with a White Paling

1648

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated point. The horizon is in the center with a windmill and trees in the distance. The etching technique uses fine lines to create detailed textures for the trees, fence, and hills. The color palette is sepia. In the foreground, there is water with ducks, and to the right, there is a grassy area with trees, foliage, and a fence. A path leads to the right where a cart is seen near some trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7149

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 232, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); 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

  • Rembrandt's Landscapes: Drawings and Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 11a, repro.

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Bibliography

1923

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993-, no. 203, state i/iii.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1990

  • Schneider, Cynthia P. Rembrandt's Landscapes: Prints and Drawings. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: no. 11a.

Wikidata ID

Q65024625

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