Self portrait, drawing at a window
Print
1648 (made)
1648 (made)
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Rembrandt painted and drew a great many records of his own features, now highly prized for their penetrating introspection. This sombre, low-key representation, almost the last of his etched self-portraits, contrasts strongly with the flamboyant self-image he created in other works.
In this self-portrait Rembrandt is showing himself etching his own self-portrait whilst looking in a mirror. This print is particularly strong in tonal quality which was especially prized by collectors and writers - such as Filippo Baldinuccini 1686, Roger de Piles in 1699 and Arnold Houbraken in 1718 - and likened to the technique of mezzotint.
In this self-portrait Rembrandt is showing himself etching his own self-portrait whilst looking in a mirror. This print is particularly strong in tonal quality which was especially prized by collectors and writers - such as Filippo Baldinuccini 1686, Roger de Piles in 1699 and Arnold Houbraken in 1718 - and likened to the technique of mezzotint.
Object details
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| Title | Self portrait, drawing at a window (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, drypoint and burin |
| Brief description | Etching, drypoint and burin by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Self portrait drawing at a window', second state. Amsterdam, 1648. |
| Physical description | Etching depicting a man wearing a hat, sitting at a table by a window, facing the viewer. He has a sheaf of paper in front of him upon which he draws. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides. |
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| Summary | Rembrandt painted and drew a great many records of his own features, now highly prized for their penetrating introspection. This sombre, low-key representation, almost the last of his etched self-portraits, contrasts strongly with the flamboyant self-image he created in other works. In this self-portrait Rembrandt is showing himself etching his own self-portrait whilst looking in a mirror. This print is particularly strong in tonal quality which was especially prized by collectors and writers - such as Filippo Baldinuccini 1686, Roger de Piles in 1699 and Arnold Houbraken in 1718 - and likened to the technique of mezzotint. |
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| Accession number | CAI.713 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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