Rembrandt van Rijn

St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Title

St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

Year

1648

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

Dimensions

Image/plate: 17.9 x 13.2 cm (7 1/16 x 5 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Rembrandt. f 1648"

Watermark: Strasbourg Lily with the initals PR (Hinterding E'.a.a.)

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on versoWatermark:Crown over shield with fleur de lis on it, over PR

Identification

State

iv/iv

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein no. 245.iv

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

47.034

Type

Exhibition History

Altered States
Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris
Jun 30, 2017 – Dec 03, 2017

Label copy

For his use of sketchy lines and imaginative compositions, as seen in this print, Rembrandt was a hero to many 19th-century French printmakers who emulated his work and saw him as a source of inspiration. He was among the earliest artists to consider etching as important as his work in other media. The unfinished appearance of this image, in which the central tree is highly detailed but the saint and his pet lion remain unresolved, in particular encouraged many artists to explore a similar aesthetic in their work.

Exhibition of Etchings by Rembrandt
Feb 05, 1949 – Mar 30, 1949
Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room
Sep 28, 1948 – Oct 30, 1948
Exhibition of 17th Century Prints--Armor Gallery
Feb 19, 1948 – Apr 15, 1948
History of Western Printmaking
Jan 08, 1947 – Jan 29, 1947

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow, 1648
Etching and drypoint on beige-colored, slightly textured laid paper
Image/plate: 17.9 x 13.2 cm (7 1/16 x 5 3/16 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 47.034

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