Abraham Francen

c. 1657

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image depicts a man sitting in a chair, seen in a side profile facing to the right. He is holding a piece of paper. The man has medium-length wavy hair, a mustache, and a prominent nose. He wears a garment with intricate designs and a collared shirt underneath. There is a large book on a table beside him and a multi-paneled artwork or altarpiece in the background. The setting includes a window with foliage or trees visible outside, providing natural light inside.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and burin

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.9 x 20.6 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 16.2 x 20.9 cm (6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7158

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 273, State iv/x

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from Print Club 1930; 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.

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. 301, state iv/xii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024645

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