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Object Type
print
Museum number
F,4.4
Description
Self-portrait of Rembrandt wearing a soft cap, full face, head only; soiled plate-edges; copy in reverse after Rembrandt. 1649 Etching
Producer name
After:
Rembrandt
Print made by:
Constantyn Daniël van Renesse
(formerly attributed)
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1649
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
57 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
54 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For the original etching by Rembrandt and comment see F,4.3. This etching shows stylistic similarities with another copy after Rembrandt (White+Boon 18), see 1852,1211.19 (Information from Erik Hinterding).
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(133)
(Rembrandt; copy a)
Hind 1923 / A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings; chronologically arranged and completely illustrated
(57)
(copy undescribed)
White & Boon 1969 / Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue
(2)
(copy undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Rembrandt
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode
(Barnard sale, T. Philipe, 5.v.1798/part of lot 2 (bt by John Thane, Cracherode's agent))
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Barnard
(L.1419)
Acquisition date
1799
Acquisition notes
This impression was sold in one lot at Barnard's sale, together with F,4.2-F,4.4 (£0.18.0).
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
F,4.4
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
2006,U.1025