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The Bathers: 23.K.5-269

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Bathers

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1651

Note

Printed with surface tone on mould side of paper.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical (24mm))
Plate Height 109 mm Width 137 mm
Sheet Height 112 mm Width 139 mm

Techniques used in production

Surface tone
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rembrandt. f.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: The '5' is corrected in drypoint from a '3'

  • Text: 1651
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: No 187
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 269
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 187
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: Lugt 932

  • Text: FITZWILLIAM COLLECTION
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Stamp
  • Text: 23.K.5-269
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Stamp

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.5-269
Primary reference Number: 81470
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 258 I/III
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B195 I/II
Biörklund/Barnard: BB51-B I/II
Lugt: 932
Old location number: 38.9.10a
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 27 June 2022 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Bathers" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81470 Accessed: 2024-03-29 09:01:02

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