Additional information
| Artist | Rembrandt |
|---|---|
| Country | Dutch |
| Region | European |
ArtistRembrandt
Artist Years1606-1669
Artist NationalityDutch
TitleSelf Portrait in a Flat cap and Embroidered Dress
Yearca. 1642
MediumPrint > Etching
DimensionsPlate: 3.7 X 2.4 inches
Description
Original etching, signed in the plate, printed on fine-grained, laid paper. From the posthumous edition published in Henri Louis Basan’s ‘Recueil’, published at Paris, 1789. Printed from the original plate.
Accession NumberRC1413
NotesA collection of 83 of Rembrandt's copper plates were acquired by the French dealer Pierre-François Basan, who in 1786, published the first ‘Recueil’ (collection) of Rembrandt prints in Paris. In 1797 the plates passed to Basan’s son Henri Louis who continued to publish further ‘Recueils’ until approximately 1807/8. The ‘Basan Recueils’ were issued in book form with the prints pasted onto heavy paper typically three or four to a page. There was no set edition size for the printings and evidence suggests that these collections were printed to order by the Basans and subsequent owners of the plates into the 20th Century. Today, ‘Basan Recueils’ are highly sought after and command high prices on the rare occasions that they come to the market.