Image

Rembrandt van Rijn

St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

Description

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Title

St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

Year

1648

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

medium weight laid paper

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

Prints

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

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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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