Man Helping a Rider to Mount a Horse

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1640 - c. 1641

Here, Rembrandt was chiefly interested in the rider’s pose. The horse and the man helping the rider are rendered only fragmentarily. Rembrandt corrected himself time and again, scratching over earlier lines with powerful strokes. This probing way of working suggests that he did not have a preconceived image in mind and was giving free rein to his imagination while drawing.

Artwork typedrawing
Object numberRP-T-1930-32(R)
Dimensionsheight 142 mm x width 149 mm
Physical characteristicspen en bruine inkt; kaderlijnen in bruine inkt

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Identification

Title(s)
Man Helping a Rider to Mount a Horse
Object type
Object number
RP-T-1930-32(R)
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
Schatborn 20

Creation

Creation
draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1640 - c. 1641
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Material and technique

Physical description
pen en bruine inkt; kaderlijnen in bruine inkt
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 142 mm x width 149 mm

Explanatory note

Voorstudie voor een prent.

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Subject

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Gift of C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
...; purchased from the dealer P. Roblin (?1853-1908), Paris, with five other drawings, by Dr Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), The Hague, 1901;{Hofstede de Groot notes, KB.} by whom donated to the museum, 1906, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum (L. 2228), 1930
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.