DrawingsDutch17th century

A Woman in Bed with a Child

c. 1636-1639

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash, with later additions of gray wash, on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18.4 x 23.7 cm (7 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.) mount: 23.1 x 29.2 cm (9 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Nathaniel Hone, London (L. 2793, with his mark). Marsden J. Perry, Providence, RI (L. 1880, with his mark). [Duveen Brothers, New York], to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, 1924 (L. 2091, without his mark), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

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