Strolling Musicians

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1635

Music echoes in all of these street scenes. Three prints show a hurdy-gurdy player accompanied by his family or followed by a crush of children going door to door to play a tune and ask for alms. Often these musicians were blind and hence had a guide dog, as seen in the print at the upper left. There the child in the doorway beams with delight.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-207
  • Dimensionsheight 139 mm x width 116 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Strolling Musicians
    • The strolling musicians
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-207

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 240

  • Catalogue reference

    • Hollstein Dutch 119-1(2)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 141-1(3)
    • Bartsch 119-1(2)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Dating

    c. 1635

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  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    height 139 mm x width 116 mm


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