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Abraham Francen, apothecary

Print
ca.1657 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching, drypoint and burin depicting a man looking at a sheet of paper, held in his hands. He seated before a table which has an opened book, small figure and skull on it. There are framed paintings including a triptych on the wall to left, and an open window to the right.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Interiors
Object type
print
TitleAbraham Francen, apothecary (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching, drypoint and burin
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Drypoint
Brief description
Etching, drypoint and burin by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Abraham Francen, apothecary', tenth state. Amsterdam, ca.1657.
Physical description
Etching, drypoint and burin depicting a man looking at a sheet of paper, held in his hands. He seated before a table which has an opened book, small figure and skull on it. There are framed paintings including a triptych on the wall to left, and an open window to the right.
Dimensions
  • Sight size height: 15.2cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
  • Sight size width: 20cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
Style
Dutch School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Emily Frances Dalton.
Object history
Dalton Bequest, 1900.

Abraham Francen (b. 1613) was an apothecary and a collector (not an art dealer, as is usually stated). A close friend of Rembrandt, and acted as guardian to Rembrandt's and Hendrickje's daughter.
Subjects depicted
Male Figure
Skull
Table
Figurines
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). B.273
  • 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).
  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. (London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923).
  • 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).
Other number
M.172
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1156-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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