Saint Bartholomew
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Houston, Richard
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
After the painting by Rembrandt, Saint Bartholomew (also known as, 'Man with a Knife', 'The Assassin' and 'Rembrandt's Cook'), (1661; J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, U.S.A.; 71.PA.15). Half-length, seated man with short, dark hair and moustache, facing front and wearing a cloak around his shoulders and a pale shirt with tunic open from the chest. His left hand supports his chin and his right hand, at lower left, holds a knife. The knife foreshadows the Apostle's martyrdom by flaying.
Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich, 1872 (received 1873)
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward
18th Century#
Production date:
AD 1757
Mezzotint. Scraped within the image: 'Rembrandt / (f. 1661)'. Fully-lettered state. Lettered with artists' names in italics in the inscription space at lower left: 'Rembrandt Pinx.t' and lower right: 'R. Houston Fecit'. Engraved in italics at the centre of the inscription space: 'Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of John Blackwood Esq.r'. Publisher's details engraved at lower centre: 'Sold by R.d Houston at Charing Cross, London'. Chaloner Smith's second state, before retouching and the erasure of the address. Inscribed in graphite at lower right: '59' (within the platemark); 'S146' [Chaloner Smith], '14' [Nagler]; 'Kerrich'. Other impressions ex. collection John Charrington are scratched letter proofs, P.5858-R and 34.A.4-27 and P.5857-R, a proof before inscription.
Accession number: P.15017-R
Primary reference Number: 240079
Charrington (Rembrandt): 82.III/III ('A Man with a Knife')
Chaloner Smith: 146.II ('Man with Knife')
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 6.14 (p.327)
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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