M21983: A Brook with a Grotto and a Boat House ("Het Spelonkje")

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M21983

People

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)

Title

A Brook with a Grotto and a Boat House ("Het Spelonkje")

Other Titles

Alternate Title: The Boathouse

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1645

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/254506

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching and drypoint with added touches of black ink and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Dimensions

plate: 11.8 x 13.3 cm (4 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: Rembrandt.
• watermark: fragmentary: Foolscap with five-ppointed collar [probably Hinterding p. 127, K.a.a., though not listed for this impression; repro. v.3, p. 223. Hinterding dates this paper, p. 389, c. 1650.]
• collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] M21983
• inscription: verso, various graphite incriptions: Du [illeg.] / Papier a la folie . / Epreuve tres rare avec le bateau au fond. Non decrite / entre le premier et second etat. [illeg.] Verstolk / B 231 / Bl. 331 / 13155 / ex/os / a34003

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ii/ii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 220, Bartsch 231, Hind 211

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Priscilla England and Jean Stern in honor of Agnes Mongan

Accession Year

1992

Object Number

M21983

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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