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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
A Scholar in his Study ("Faust")c. 1652 (later printing)

Not on view
Etching of a robed, turbaned elderly man leaning over a desk, gazing at a radiant circular apparition bearing letters, floating before a Gothic arched window
Artist or Maker
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Northern Netherlands, 1606-1669
Title
A Scholar in his Study ("Faust")
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
c. 1652 (later printing)
Medium
Etching, engraving, and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.08 × 20 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.27 × 16.19 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Rudolph Liebig
Accession Number
M.69.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Curatorial Notes
New Hollstein 270, state iv/vii
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.