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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M12899
People
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
Title
Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Rembrandt Leaning on a Stone Sill
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1639
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262113

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 20.6 × 16.1 cm (8 1/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, u.l.: Rembrandt f. / 1639
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: UNIVERSITY . LIBRARY . [in oval with inscription surrounding a coat of arms with script "F M" (Fitizwilliam Museum) below, all above accession numbering:] AD.12.39-196 [Cambridge University Library (Lugt 2475)]
  • collector's mark: verso,brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 12,899
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 196 / 43

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Cambridge University Library (Lugt 2475)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/ii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 171, Bartsch 21, Hind 168 ii/iii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Arnold Knapp
Accession Year
1953
Object Number
M12899
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Rembrandt: A Selection of his Works, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 10/18/1984 - 12/11/1984

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