Four Men Standing, Wearing Hats

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650

Four men are deep in conversation with one another. Rembrandt recorded them quickly and deftly, possibly drawing them on the street in a sketchbook. He could also have committed them to his prodigious visual memory, and depicted them back in his workshop. Rembrandt collected these kinds of scenes as inspiration for his often-crowded historical compositions.

Artwork typedrawing
Object numberRP-T-1930-55
Dimensionsheight 153 mm x width 103 mm
Physical characteristicszwart krijt, met wit krijt; kaderlijnen in zwarte inkt over bruine inkt

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Identification

Title(s)
Four Men Standing, Wearing Hats
Object type
Object number
RP-T-1930-55
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
- W.W. Robinson, 'Five black chalk figure studies by Rembrandt', Master drawings 36 (1998) nr. 1, p. 36, 40.
- W.W. Robinson, 'A black chalk drawing by Rembrandt', Festschrift für Konrad Oberhuber, Milaan 2000, p. 303.
- Schatborn 28

Creation

Creation
draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1650
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Material and technique

Physical description
zwart krijt, met wit krijt; kaderlijnen in zwarte inkt over bruine inkt
Material
Dimensions
height 153 mm x width 103 mm

Explanatory note

Marijn Schapelhouman, Rembrandt en de kunst van het tekenen, Zwolle/Amsterdam 2006, p. 56, kleurafb. 49

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Subject

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Gift of C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
...; ? collection Jan Pietersz Zomer (1641-1724), Amsterdam;{Zomer 1720-24, possibly no. 38 (`Veele aardige beeldjes, zoo Joodjes als Jodinnetjes, Persiaantjes, Bedelaartjes, Smousjes, en andere Wandelaartjes´).} ...; collection Lambert ten Kate (1674-1731), Amsterdam;{According to his inscription on the drawing.} his sale, Amsterdam (I. Tirion), 16 June 1732 sqq., Album Q, no. 38 (`Een Soldaetje bij 3 Smousen, met zwart kryt, door Rembrandt´); ...; unknown collection (L. 474); ...; anonymous sale, Amsterdam (F. Muller & Co.), 19 January 1904, no. 295, fl. 350, to the dealer Van Gelder, Amsterdam, for Dr Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), The Hague;{Hofstede de Groot notes, KB; copy RKD.} by whom donated to the museum, 1906, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum (L. 2228), 1930
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.

Documentation

- W.W. Robinson, 'Five black chalk figure studies by Rembrandt', Master drawings 36 (1998) nr. 1, p. 36, 40.
- W.W. Robinson, 'A black chalk drawing by Rembrandt', Festschrift für Konrad Oberhuber, Milaan 2000, p. 303.
- Schatborn 28