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Paul Adolphe Rajon

Portrait of an Old Lady

Maker

Paul Adolphe Rajon (French, 1842, Dijon, France - 1888, Auver-sur-Oise, France), designer
After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669), painter

Title

Portrait of an Old Lady
Etching:An Outline of its Technical Processes and its History

Year

1885

Medium

  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching

Materials

etching

Supports

  • medium weight cream Oriental laid paper

Dimensions

19.7 x 15.1 cm (7 3/4 x 5 15/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--In LL:REMBRANDT PINX.; titled, LC:PORTRAIT OF AN OLD LADY./(NATIONAL GALLERY.); in LR:RAJON SC.; in center of right edge:Rembrandt/1654

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.876.30A

Type

  • Prints

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Paul Adolphe Rajon (French, 1842, Dijon, France - 1888, Auver-sur-Oise, France), designer
After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669), painter
Portrait of an Old Lady; Etching:An Outline of its Technical Processes and its History, 1885
etching
19.7 x 15.1 cm (7 3/4 x 5 15/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.876.30A

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