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Object Type
print
Museum number
1848,1221.161-162
Description
Two designs, one above the other; above: Rembrandt's mother, wearing a fur-trimmed coat and a black headscarf, three-quarter length in profile to left, seated in an armchair at a table, with her hands resting in her lap, dark background; below: Rembrandt's self-portrait with Saskia; busts, both facing front, Rembrandt to left; copies in reverse of two etchings by Rembrandt (Hind 52; 144); proof. Mixed method etching, aquatint and mezzotint (upper design), and etching (lower design), on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
John Burnet
After:
Rembrandt
School/style
British
Dutch
Production date
1848
(before)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
soft-ground etching
mixed method
mezzotint
aquatint
Dimensions
Height:
294 millimetres
Width:
233 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For comment see 1848,1221.147. For the original etching by Rembrandt see F,4.22.
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(158)
(Rembrandt; copy u)
Hind 1923 / A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings; chronologically arranged and completely illustrated
(52)
(after)
White & Boon 1969 / Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue
(343)
(copy 5)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Cornelia Willensdr. van Rijn
Portrait of:
Rembrandt
Portrait of:
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
David Bogue
Acquisition date
1848
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1848,1221.161-162