Rembrandt: Self Portrait with Two Circles
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Artist |
Rembrandt
(1606–1669) |
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Alternative names |
Rembrandt van Rijn, Birth name: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn |
Description |
Dutch painter, printmaker and drawer |
Date of birth/death |
15 July 1606 |
4 October 1669 |
Location of birth/death |
Leiden |
Amsterdam |
Work period |
between circa 1625 and circa 1669 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Work location |
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Authority file |
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artist QS:P170,Q5598 |
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Title |
Dutch: Zelfportret met twee cirkels Self-Portrait with Two Circles label QS:Lnl,"Zelfportret met twee cirkels"
label QS:Len,"Self-Portrait with Two Circles" |
Object type |
painting |
Genre |
self-portrait |
Description |
A late self portrait by Rembrandt, from the period when he had lost most of his fortune. |
Depicted people |
Rembrandt |
Date |
between 1665 and 1669 date QS:P571,+1665-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1665-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
Dimensions |
height: 114.3 cm (45 in); width: 94 cm (37 in) dimensions QS:P2048,114.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,94U174728 |
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q764804 |
Accession number |
57 |
Place of creation |
Amsterdam |
Object history |
by 1759 date QS:P,+1759-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1759-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : Claude-Alexandre de Villeneuve, comte de Vence (1702-1760), Paris
9 February 1761–17 February 1761: purchased by Remy at the sale of the collection of comte de Vence at P. Remy, Paris, lot no. 42, for FRF 481 , for M. Le Barry Boonery
1767: acquired by Hennesy, City of Brussels
by 1781date QS:P,+1781-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1781-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : Danoot, City of Brussels
22 December 1828–23 December 1828: purchased by Héris at the sale of the collection of Danoot at Héris, City of Brussels, lot no. 53, for NLG 9,450
1836: acquired by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Bowood House/Meikleour House
Unknown date: inherited by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1816-1866), Bowood House/Meikleour House
Unknown date: inherited by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927), Bowood House/Meikleour House
1927: acquired by Kenwood House (The Iveagh Bequest), London
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Exhibition history |
Rembrandt. Schilderijen bijeengebracht ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Wilhelmina, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 September 1898–November 1898, cat. no. 99.
Amsterdam in den loop der eeuwen, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 3 July 1925–15 September 1925, cat. no. 523.
Rembrandt, Der Meister und seine Werkstatt, Altes Museum, Berlin, 12 September 1991–10 November 1991, Cat.no. 49.
Rembrandt by himself/Rembrandt zelf, 5 June 1999–5 September 1999, National Gallery, London, 25 September 1999–9 January 2000, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague, Cat.no. 83.
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References |
RKDimages, Art-work number 29942, as Self Portrait with two circles, 1665-1669
Web Gallery of Art, as Self-Portrait, 1661.
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Source/Photographer |
www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home |
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