Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, after. Le père de Rembrandt. Engraving by Pierre Louis de Surugue. 1759.
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, after. Le père de Rembrandt. Engraving by Pierre Louis de Surugue. 1759.
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, after. Le père de Rembrandt. Engraving by Pierre Louis de Surugue. 1759.
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, after. Le père de Rembrandt. Engraving by Pierre Louis de Surugue. 1759.
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Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), after.
Engraver: Pierre Louis de Surugue (French, 1716–1772). Engraver and publisher, son of Louis, whose business he inherited. Also member of the Académie from 1747.
TitleLe père de Rembrandt. After the 1654 painting by Rembrandt in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.
Inscription: Lettered in lower margin with title, production details and date: "Peint par Rembrant" and "Grave par Surugue fils Graveur du Roi 1759" and "Peint par son fils, tiré du Cabinet de Monsieur / le Comte de Vence" and "A Paris chez l'Auteur rüe des Noyers la porte Cochèr à Côté du Magazin de Papier A.P.D.R.". Comte de Vence's coat of arms in lower margin.
Dimensions: Sheet 10 5/8" x 7 3/4". Backing sheet 14 1/4" x 10 1/8".
Publisher: Pierre Louis Surugue.

Date: 1759 (plate).
Materials and Techniques: etchings and engraving on a thin, lightweight paper. 
Mat and Frame: adhered on the backing paper to the corners.
Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Scattered spotting. Waviness. Spots of glue recto. Lost some extremities of the backing sheet. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1861,1109.278. Philadelphia Museum of Art 1985-52-23476.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C. French School XVIII C. 
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entries of the same item from the collection of the British Museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art.