The Windmill
The Windmill

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The Windmill,

1641

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606–1669; born Leiden, Netherlands; died Amsterdam, Netherlands
2024-47
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Title
The Windmill
Dates

1641

Maker
Rembrandt van Rijn
Medium
Etching with touches of drypoint
Dimensions
trimmed to plate: 14.5 × 20.6 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2024-47
Signatures
Signed
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 233; Hollstein 233; Hind 179; New Hollstein 200 (this impression cited)
Type
prints, etchings
Subject
windmill, tanning, landscapes (environments)

Auguste Aloïs Taevernier (1895-1976), Ghent; Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern 14 June 1972, lot 142; Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the previous owners; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum from Christie’s London auction, “The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn,” 7 Dec 2023.

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