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Object Type
print
Museum number
1902,1011.3646
Title
Object:
Rembrandt's wife in the character of a Jew bride
Description
Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume; three-quarter length, standing to front, holding a wreath of flowers and a staff, wearing a dress with long sleeves and a veil on the back of her head, foliage behind; after Rembrandt's 'Saskia as Flora'; proof before letter. 1763 Mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
William Pether
After:
Rembrandt
School/style
British
Dutch
Production date
1763
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
394 millimetres
Width:
275 millimetres
Curator's comments
After the 1635 painting by Rembrandt in the National Gallery, London, inv.no.NG4930 (Bredius 103).
Bibliographic references
Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century
(30)
Charrington 1923 / A Catalogue of the Mezzotints after, or said to be after, Rembrandt
(127)
Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings 1982-2005 / A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings
(III.A.112)
(graphic reproduction 1)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
Associated names
Portrait of:
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Representation of:
Flora
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
William Meriton Eaton, 2nd Baron Cheylesmore
Acquisition date
1902
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1902,1011.3646