Artist: Rembrandt, after.
Engraver: Francis Vivares (British, French, 1709-1780), engraver and publisher. One of the main links between the French and British print trades. Had a very high reputation in France, where regarded as the greatest landscape engraver, and was a key teacher of the British school of line engraving.
Title: A man in ragged clothes with a walking stick. (Wellcome Collection 43833i). A peasant in a high cap, standing leaning on a stick. (Rijksmuseum RP-P-1957-237-B).
Numbered, Dated, and Signed in plate: Rembrandt, 1639. F.V. fecit. Numbered 4 in top right.
Dimensions: 3 1/8" x 2 1/8".
Publisher: John McCreery, English publisher and printer (1768-1832).
Edition: A Collection of Original Etchings. Published by McCreery. London, 1816. The original copper plates were believed to be destroyed after this publication.
Date: 1724-1780.
Materials and Techniques: Etching, printed on thin paper, glued to backing at the four 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: wrinkles at corners; dent l.m. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: number 4 of a set.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-1957-237-B.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C. British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the Rijksmuseum collection.