PrintsDutch17th century

A Scholar in His Study ("Faust")

c. 1653

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Medium

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Plate: 21 × 16.5 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) Sheet: 21.5 × 16.2 cm (8 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified Owner. initials v. E. Ackermann. Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

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