The Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Rembrandt van Rijn, after anonymous, c. 1656 - c. 1658

Identification

Title(s)

The Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Portrait of Jahangir

Object type

drawing

Object number

RP-T-1961-82

Catalogue reference

Schatborn 57

Description

Portret van een persoon met de naam Jahangir.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn
after: anonymous

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

c. 1656 - c. 1658

Material and Technique

Physical features

pen and brown ink, with brown, pink, and grey wash, on Japanese paper toned with light brown wash; framing line in brown ink

Material

ink

Technique

pen / brush

Measurements

h 183 mm × w 120 mm

Explanatory note

Kopie naar miniatuur. Marijn Schapelhouman, Rembrandt en de kunst van het tekenen, Zwolle/Amsterdam 2006, p. 20, kleurafb. 14

Subject

What

historical persons

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

Acquisition

bequest 1961

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; collection Jonathan Richardson the elder (1667-1745), London (L. 2184); his sale, London (Cock), 22 January (11 February) 1747 sqq., no. 70 (‘A book of Indian Drawings, by Rembrandt, 25 in number’), with 24 other drawings, withdrawn;{Copy National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.} ...; sale, Mary Venetia James et al. [section Banks], London (Sotheby’s), 14 July 1926, no. 5 (‘An Indian Prince (copy after an Indian miniature). Pen and bistre wash. 18 cm. By 12 cm.’), £300, to the dealer P. & D. Colnaghi, & Co. London;{Copy RKD.} ...; collection Isaac de Bruijn (1872-1953) and his wife, Johanna Geertruida de Bruijn-van der Leeuw (1877-1960), Spiez and Muri, near Bern, by 1929;{According to London 1929, no. 598} by whom donated to the museum, 1949, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum (L. 2228), 1960

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Changing images, lasting visions : India and the Netherlands, Peter Rietbergen, p. 66-71, afb. p. 68
Rembrandt and the art of drawing, Marijn Schapelhouman, p. 20, afb. 14
Tekeningen van Rembrandt : zijn onbekende leerlingen en navolgers, Peter Schatborn, p. 126-129, afb. p. 129, cat.nr. 57
De tekeningen [uit de schenking De Bruijn], Iohannes Quirijn van Regteren Altena, p. 76, 86, afb. 20, cat.nr. 38

Persistent URL

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