Six’s Bridge

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1645

According to tradition, this landscape depicts a view from Jan Six’s country estate on the River Bullewijk near Ouderkerk. Rembrandt would have drawn it on the spot directly into the etching ground while he and Six were waiting for a servant to fetch a pot of mustard. The style suggests that Rembrandt, in any case, did work rapidly. Moreover, it tells us that he went about with prepared copperplates.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1961-1115
  • Dimensionsheight 129 mm x width 224 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The bridge at Klein Kostverloren on the Amstel (former title)
    • Six’s Bridge
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1961-1115

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • mark: ‘Gallice 1870’ Lugt 1063
    • mark: Lugt 2228
    • signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 1645’
    • mark: Lugt 2172
  • Catalogue reference

    • Bartsch 208-3(3)
    • Hollstein Dutch 208-3(3)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 222-4(4)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Dating

    1645

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    height 129 mm x width 224 mm


Explanatory note

  • De precieze locatie van de voorstelling is onduidelijk. Lang werd het geduid als een bruggetje bij buitenplaats Klein-Kostverloren met gezicht op Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, maar het zou ook aan de Bullewijk onder Ouderkerk kunnen zijn (zie documentatie, De Winkel).


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  • Subject

  • Place


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Mr and Mrs De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1961

  • Copyright


Documentation


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