Woman at the Bath with a Hat beside Her

1658

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image depicts a seated woman in profile, facing to the left. She is on a piece of furniture resembling a bed, with her head turned slightly to the left. She appears to have a simple hairstyle, with her hair pulled back neatly. Her body is mostly unclothed, and she holds a piece of cloth over her legs with her right hand. There are no visible pieces of jewelry. In the background, there is a dark shadowy area, suggesting furniture. The lighting is brighter behind her head, creating contrast with the darker tones around her.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.8 x 12.7 cm (6 1/4 x 5 in.)
    sheet: 18 x 15.4 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7154

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 199, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Barnard (Lugt 1419); Edward Rudge (Lugt 900); Richard Zinser purchased from Mensing Sale; Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1947

  • Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum, 1947, no. 47.

1961

  • Rembrandt's Etchings, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1962.

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 31, repro.

1972

  • Western Maryland College, Westminster, 1972.

1973

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

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 146.

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. 310, state i/ii.

2001

  • Williams, Julia, et al. Rembrandt's Women. (exh cat) Edinburgh, 2001: p. 128 (this impression and its inscription).

Wikidata ID

Q65024639

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