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A peasant in a high cap, standing leaning on a stick

Print
1639 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching print depicting a man wearing a high cap, standing leaning on a stick.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
print
TitleA peasant in a high cap, standing leaning on a stick (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'A peasant in a high cap, standing leaning on a stick'. Amsterdam, 1639.
Physical description
Etching print depicting a man wearing a high cap, standing leaning on a stick.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
  • Width: 4.5cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
  • Rembrandt f.1639 (Signed and dated)
  • With the mark of the collection of Robert Dighton (1752-1814)(Lugt 727)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides
Object history
C.A. Ionides Bequest.
Subjects depicted
Peasants
Walking Sticks
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'oeuvre de Rembrandt (Vienna, 1797).
  • White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'oeuvre complet de Rembrandt, décrit et commenté, (Paris, 1859-61).
  • Biörklund George. Rembrandt's Etchings, True and False: A Summary Catalogue in a Distinctive Chronological Order and Completely Illustrated, (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CAI.679

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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