VAN RIJN, Rembrandt (Attributed to)

1964.186.jpg

Description

Jan Lutma
etching (re-strike)
6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in
This third state of Rembrandts etched portrait of the Amsterdam silversmith, Jan Lutma, is a restrike, executed in the late nineteenth century from a plate in the possession of Parisian publisher Henri-Louis Basan. After Rembrandts death, the third and final state of the etching was heavily re-worked by the Polish etcher Michael Plonski, who later sold it to Basan. As you look at Lutmas portrait, observe Plonskis later changes: hatching has been added to repair the drypoint and to enhance the appearance of texture where the plate had worn down.

Date

1658

Creator

VAN RIJN, Rembrandt (Attributed to)
Dutch, Leyde 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam

Source

Gift of Mr. Granville Libby

Identifier

1964.186

Citation

VAN RIJN, Rembrandt (Attributed to) and Dutch, Leyde 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam, “VAN RIJN, Rembrandt (Attributed to),” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed March 29, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/6814.