We don’t have an image of this object online yet. V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: E.336-1959
Find out about our images

Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D , Case PP, Shelf 57

Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn

Print
1767 (published)
Artist/Maker
Earlom, Richard (engraver)
Boydell, John (publisher)
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait of an old man, half length, facing slightly right, hands clasped, wearing a cap and a cloak lined with fur. At the bottom of the sheet is an heraldic achievement.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleRembrandt Harmenz van Rijn (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn as an old man, mezzotint by Richard Earlom after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1767.
Physical description
Portrait of an old man, half length, facing slightly right, hands clasped, wearing a cap and a cloak lined with fur. At the bottom of the sheet is an heraldic achievement.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.5cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Dutch School
Copy number
3rd state
Marks and inscriptions
'Rembrandt pinxit. R. Earlom fecit. J. Boydell excudit. Vol.II. No.16. John Boydell excudit, London, 1767.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs. E. B. Westwood
Object history
The heraldic achievement at the bottom of the sheet is that of George Montagu, Duke of Montagu and 4th Earl of Cardigan.
Subjects depicted
Cap
Cloak
Fur
Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Ryn
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883.
  • Wessely, Joseph Edward. Richard Earlom. Hamburg: Haendcke & Lehmkuhl, 1886. 1 p.l., viii, 94 p.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.336-1959

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568795/rembrandt-harmenz-van-rijn-print-earlom-richard/
Download as: JSON