Old Man in a Fur Cap

school of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1635 - c. 1640

Artwork typedrawing
Object numberRP-T-1961-78
Dimensionsheight 78 mm x width 68 mm
Physical characteristicspen and brown ink, with brown and grey wash; framing line in brown ink

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Physical description
pen and brown ink, with brown and grey wash; framing line in brown ink
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 78 mm x width 68 mm

Credit line
De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
Acquisition
bequest 1961
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
...; collection Richard Houlditch II (?-1760), London (L. 2214); ? his sale, London (Langford), 12 (13) February 1760 sqq., possibly no. 53, as Rembrandt van Rijn (‘Four by Rembrandt’), with three other drawings, £ 2.5.0, to John Spencer, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1734-83), Blenheim;{Copy BML.}...; sale, Marquess of Cholmondeley et al. [Section ‘The property of a Nobleman’], London (Sotheby’s), 19 February 1930, no. 73, £ 80, to the dealer Colnaghi, London;{According to the sale catalogue, the Lord Spencer collection was among the properties being sold; copy RKD.}...; collection Isaäc de Bruijn (1872-1953) and his wife, Johanna Geertruida de Bruijn-van der Leeuw (1877-1960), Spiez and Muri, near Bern, by 1937;{According to Bern 1937, p. 43, no. 184.} by whom donated to the museum (L. 2228), 1949, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum, 1960
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.