DrawingsDutch17th century

Portrait of Aurangzeb (after a Mughal painting)

c. 1655

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk and white opaque watercolor on Asian paper; later additions in gray wash and scratchwork, framing line in brown ink, mounted overall

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18 x 7.3 cm (7 1/16 x 2 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Jonathan Richardson, Sr., London (without his mark, L. 2184), possibly sold; [Mr. Cock, London, 25 January 1747 and following days, eighteenth night’s sale, lot 70]. William Esdaile, London (L. 2617, lower left), in 1834, sold; [Christie’s, London, 18-25 June 1840, fifth day, lot 1052]; to [Walter Benjamin Tiffin.] Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

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