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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1848,0911.91
Description
A beggar man and woman, standing whole-length, both in profile to right; copy in same direction after Rembrandt Pen and ink
Producer name
After:
Rembrandt
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1700-1799
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
123 millimetres
Width:
95 millimetres
Curator's comments
This is from a group of anonymous drawings after Rembrandt etchings formerly in the collection of the Earl of Aylesford.
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(21)
(Rembrandt)
Hind 1923 / A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings; chronologically arranged and completely illustrated
(77A)
(copy undescribed)
White & Boon 1969 / Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue
(183)
(copy undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
beggar
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford
(L.58)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Samuel Woodburn
Acquisition date
1848
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1848,0911.91