Rembrandt's Mother Seated at a Table
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(Dutch, 1606–1669)
about 1631
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 14.8 x 13.1 cm (5 13/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 19.7 x 17.2 cm (7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 19.7 x 17.2 cm (7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis in memory of her husband Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession number27.1395
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ProvenanceHeneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (b. 1786 - d. 1859; Lugt 58), London and Warwickshire; sold by Finch to Samuel Woodburn (b. 1786 - d. 1853; cf. Lugt 2584), London; sold by Woodburn to John Heywood Hawkins (d. between 1870 and 1880; cf. Lugt 1471), London and Bignor Park, Sussex; sold by Hawkins, through P. and D. Colnaghi, Ltd., London, to Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry (b. 1806 - d. 1884; Lugt 402), London and Dalkeith, Scotland. Horatio Greenough Curtis (b. 1844 - d. 1922), Boston; by descent to his widow, Anna Neilson Curtis (b. 1847 - d. 1940), Boston; bequest of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: July 21, 1927)
NOTE: Museum records indicate that the bequest was promised in 1927, although the print was not received until 1940.
NOTE: Museum records indicate that the bequest was promised in 1927, although the print was not received until 1940.
