Terms and conditions of use
Self-portrait (?) with plumed cap and lowered sabre
1634
Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
13.0 × 10.7 cm (plate) (oval) 13.3 × 10.9 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1958
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 23; Hind 110 iii/iii; White & Boon 23 iii/iii; NHD 135 iii/iii
Edition
3rd of 3 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Rembrandt / f. 1634
Accession Number
3816-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Watermarks
Watermark Form
Strasbourg lily
The Strasbourg lily watermark shows a shield with a fleur-de-lis surmounted by a crown. There are many variants of the Strasbourg lily motif used by papermakers in Strasbourg, and some variants have also been connected to South-West France from the mid-17th century onward.
Watermark and variant description
Strasbourg lily - variant A.a.b. Fleur-de-lis on a crowned shield. The central petal rounded. The crown has three bands, the central one being the broadest. Double horns flank the crown, on which there is a complex fleur-de-lis and leaves. Beside the horns are three-petalled flowers. The shield has side scrolls. Initials BA below.
Closely related watermark references
Heawood 1780 (1680, London);
Churchill 401 (1625);
Wibiral 7b (1660).
Completeness
partial
Chain Line Interval
22-25 mm
Laid Line Frequency
12/cm
Placement and spacing of wires
? X 9 [9|22|19] x 5
Wire Side
recto
Radiograph taken from
verso