A man is sitting at a desk looking downward to his left in thought,. He is wearing a hat with a fur coat. Beneath the fur coat, there is a vest with a gold chain around his neck. He is leaning against a podium which has an open book on it. He also has a writing quill in his left hand while his right hand is closed in a fist and its leaning on the podium. At the bottom of the print, there are inscriptions which we read as follows: Inscribed, lower left: 'Rembrandt pinx 1641'; lower center: 'Le Pere de la fiancée reglant sa dot, d'aprés le tableau original de Rembrandt tiré du Cabinet e Monsieur le Comte de Kameke'; lower right: 'G. F. Schmidt fec. acqua - for. 1770.'

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Print, The Father of the Jewish Bride, 1770

This is a Print. It was after Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn and print maker: Georg Friedrich Schmidt. It is dated 1770. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

23.2 × 18.2 cm (9 1/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower left: "Rembrandt pinx 1641"; lower center: "Le Pere de la fiancée reglant sa dot, d'aprés le tableau original de Rembrandt tiré du Cabinet e Monsieur le Comte de Kameke"; lower right: "G. F. Schmidt fec. acqua - for. 1770."

Cite this object as

Print, The Father of the Jewish Bride, 1770; Print Maker: Georg Friedrich Schmidt (French school, 1712 - 1775); After Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669); Germany; etching on paper; 23.2 × 18.2 cm (9 1/8 × 7 3/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-234

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2AKP8/
Accession Number 1896-3-234
Object ID 18097689