Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) - The artist's mother / Description: The artist's mother seated, half-length in profile to right, in an oriental headdress. Second state with the reworking on and below the contour of the neck and chin. With Rembrandt's monogram and date, in lower right: "RHL 1631". On watermarked laid paper (Strasbourg Lily, frequently occurring watermark in Rembrandt’s etchings). Rembrandt’s mother, Neeltgen Willemsdochter Zuytbrouch. Rembrandt recorded her in a number of etchings. It was during the 1679 inventory of Clement de Jonghe’s estate that these images were assumed to be depictions of the artist’s mother. / Dimensions: 14,70 x 13,00 cm A good impression on laid paper wit hwatermark as described. Top section and left border expertly restored. Very good overall appearance. / Literature: Blas, Matilla & Medrano 1999, no. 53; --- Harris 88.III.1 (= the first edition, published 1799) State I are working proofs, state II are trail proofs, both are not on the market. Hollstein Dutch 20-5(5) - Pontius, New Hollstein Dutch 547-6(6) - Van Dyck--- Related paintings in Dulwich Picture Gallery, London (Larsen 647) and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (Larsen 646). Etching