Clement De Jonghe, Printseller, 1651

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By 1635, art collectors were seriously interested in the trial proofs that revealed Rembrandt's working process, so he began to produce editions of prints taken from the plates in unfinished stages.

Here are two stages of one such print, a portrait of Amsterdam printseller and publisher Clement de Jonghe. Rembrandt began with a direct, informal notation of the sitter and then pushed the portrait in a more formal and sculptural direction.

A few years after creating this portrait, Rembrandt became bankrupt, causing his stock of etched copper plates to come into De Jonghe's possession.

Details
Title
Clement De Jonghe, Printseller
Artist Life
1606 - 1669
Role
Artist
Accession Number
P.12,511
Provenance
Emil Schröter, Lugt 2270, Dresden (until 1912; his sale, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, May 7-11, 1912, no. 1014, for DM 6,900). [Goldschmidt Galleries, New York, until 1956; sold, April 12, for $3,100, to Mia]
Catalogue Raisonne
Hind 251 i/vi; B. 272; Mz. 72 ii/vi; Holl. 272; B-B. 51-C
Curator Approved

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