Past Exhibition

Rembrandt Prints and Drawings

The image shows three individuals from the waist up in a sketch. One person on the left stands in the background, while the central figure is seated or leaning forward. Another individual seated on the right holds a cylindrical object. The background is simple, with hatched lines for depth or texture.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Sketches from a Tavern: Woman Standing and Two Men Seated, pen and brown ink on laid paper, Widener Collection, 1942.9.678

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    Ground Floor, Central Gallery
The image shows three individuals from the waist up in a sketch. One person on the left stands in the background, while the central figure is seated or leaning forward. Another individual seated on the right holds a cylindrical object. The background is simple, with hatched lines for depth or texture.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Sketches from a Tavern: Woman Standing and Two Men Seated, pen and brown ink on laid paper, Widener Collection, 1942.9.678

Overview: The National Gallery's first exhibition of prints and drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn was a comprehensive survey arranged chronologically by subject. Included were prints from the Rosenwald and Widener collections, supplemented by loans from Gordon Nowell-Usticke and 27 drawings from A. Hamilton Rice.

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