G3259: Beggar Man and Woman behind a Bank

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G3259

People

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

Title

Beggar Man and Woman behind a Bank

Other Titles

Former Title: Beggar Couple behind a Bank

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

17th century

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/279343

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching, engraving, and drypoint on white antique laid paper

Technique

Etching, engraving and drypoint

Dimensions

plate: 9.6 × 6.5 cm (3 3/4 × 2 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• collector's mark: verso, black stamp: Dr. / WA [linked] / Pr. (within a circular border; Wilhelm August Ackermann (Lugt 791)]
• collector's mark: verso, brown ink: Petzold- [Dr. Benjamin Petzold (Lugt 2024)}
• collector's mark: verso, purple stampt with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 3259
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B 165 / Ack/689

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Ackermann.
Alexandre-Pierre-François Robert-Dumesnil.
Dr. Petzold.
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ix/ix

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstain 51, Bartsch 165, Hind 13, Rovinski 165

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray

Object Number

G3259

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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