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Rembrandt's wife: P.5820-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Rembrandt's wife

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Earlom, Richard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)
Draughtsman: Farington, George (After)
Publisher: Boydell, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collections Sir G J Turner; William Esdaile (1758-1837) [Lugt 2617] bt. at his sale 1824, lot 60; Maggs bt. at Sotheby's 21 January 1921; bt. P&D Colnaghi & Co. for John Charrington [Lugt 572], 31 January 1921

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1777

Note

Earlom's name erased from bottom right-hand corner of portrait

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5820-R
Primary reference Number: 166551
Chaloner Smith: 35
Charrington (Rembrandt): 50-IV
Wessely (Earlom): 47
Lugt: 2617
Lugt: 572
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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