Reclining Lion with its Forepaw over its Muzzle, Rembrandt van Rijn (school of), c. 1640 - c. 1650

Identification

Title(s)

Reclining Lion with its Forepaw over its Muzzle

Object type

drawing

Object number

RP-T-1930-58

Catalogue reference

Schatborn 108

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn (school of)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

c. 1640 - c. 1650

Material and Technique

Physical features

pen and brown ink, with brown wash; framing line in brown ink

Material

paper
ink

Technique

pen / brush

Measurements

height 125 mm × width 187 mm

Subject

What

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague

Acquisition

gift 1906

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; collection William Mayor (? - 1874), London (L. 2799; effaced), by 1871;{Mayor 1871, unpag., no. 367.} ...; collection Freiherr Max von Heyl zu Herrnsheim (1844-1925), Darmstadt (L. 2870); his sale, Stuttgart (H.G. Gutekunst), 25 May 1903 sqq., no. 253, DM 1,510, to Dr Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), The Hague;{Hofstede de Groot notes, KB; copy RMA.} by whom donated to the museum, 1906, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum (L. 2228), 1930

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Tekeningen van Rembrandt : zijn onbekende leerlingen en navolgers, Peter Schatborn, cat.nr. 108

Persistent URL

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