Title:
Abraham Francen, apothecary
Maker(s):
Unknown; printmaker
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn; printmaker; reworked after; Dutch artist, 1606-1669
Category:
Name:
print
Date:
circa 1657
School/Style:
Dutch
Production
Note:
Between state VII and VIII/X. Reworked after Rembrandt.
Technique(s):
etching
drypoint
engraving
Material(s):
black carbon ink; medium
Japanese paper; support
Dimension(s):
height, plate, 158, mm
width, plate, 206, mm
height, sheet, 159, mm
width, sheet, 207, mm
Acquisition:
bequeathed; 1816; Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Notes(s):
The sitter was an apothecary and collector of art, and one of Rembrandt's closest friends. This impression appears to be an intermediate state between state VII and VIII, with areas on the hat burnished so that it becomes visible, but with only a little of the burnishing around the frame of the triptych, which is much more extensive in state VIII.
Alternative
Number(s):
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B273 between VII & VIII/X; 1969
Biörklund/Barnard; BB57-2 between VII & VIII/X; 1955
Related Object(s):
AD.12.39-186; Abraham Francen, apothecary
AD.12.38-1; Abraham Francen, apothecary
23.K.5-356; Abraham Francen, apothecary
23.K.5-358; Abraham Francen, apothecary
Accession:
Object Number: 23.K.5-357
(Paintings, Drawings and Prints)
(record id: 82212; input: 2003-01-03; modified: 2011-11-15)
Permanent
Identifier:
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