DOI Seite / Zitierlink:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.49256#0093
NOTES.
15
In Blenheim Palace there is a duplicate of the woman taken
in adultery, by Rembrandt.
There are five Rembrandt’s in Lord Ashburton’s collection.
1. Portrait of a middle-aged man ; 2. Portrait of the artist, at
an advanced âge; 3. The celebrated writing-master, Lieven
Von Coppenol; 4 and 5. Portraits of a man and bis wife.
In the Grosvenor collection, formed by the Marquis of West-
minster, there are six of Rembrandt’s pictures. 1. The Visita-
tion, dated 1640 ; 2 and 3. Portraits of a young man and young
woman ; 4 and a. Portraits of N. Berghem and his wife, bearing
date 1644 ; and 6. A landscape with figures, in the manner of
Teniers.
In Mr. Hope’s collection there are three Rembrandt’s. 1.
Christ asleep on board the ship, being awakened by his terri-
fied disciples; 2. One of the rare family portraits of this
master in whole-length figures; 3. A plain traversed by a
river, with buildings on both its banks.
There are two Rembrandt’s in Lord Cowper’s collection. 1.
Portrait of Marshal Turenne on horseback ; and 2. Portrait of
a young man.
Rembrandt’s celebrated mill, once the ornament of the
Orléans Gallery, is in the Marquis of Lansdowne’s collection at
Bowood.
At Corsham House there is an old Rabbi in a turban, by
Rembrandt.
At Burleigh House there is a small portrait, by Rembrandt,
called William Tell.
The Fitzwilliam Muséum, Cambridge, possesses the portrait
of an officer in a steel cuirass, marked with the name and the
date 1635.
Earl Spencer’s collection at Althorp contains the Circumci-
sion, by Rembrandt, a small picture of remarkable finish, and a
portrait of a woman, which is believed to be thatof his mother,
in spite of the richness of her attire.
In the Duke of Devonshire’s collection at Chiswick there are
two Rembrandt’s, portraits of men.
In the Duke of Bedford’s collection at Woburn Abbey, a
portrait of Rembrandt by himself, when young, and an old
Rabbi, with a gold chain round his neck.
Amidst the splendid pictures of Rubens and Vandyck which
adorn the Muséum at Brussels, a fine portrait of a man by
Rembrandt attracts ail eyes ; it is dated and signed.
In the rich gallery at Munich, it is impossible to forget the
/■hef-d'œuvre that Rembrandt lias left there in the celebrated
Taking downfrom the Cross ; this picture isnot more than from
two to three feet square.
Around this chef-d'œuvre are grouped a Crucifixion, in
sombre and stormy weather, a Déposition in the obscurity of a
deep vault, a Résurrection illumined by a fitful ray of light
in the midst of the deep gloom, a Nativity by the light of a
lamp, and an Ascension, in which the figure of Christ lights up
the whole scene by its brilliancy. The Pinacotheca also con-
tains several portraits ; one of a Turk very richly habited,
anothcr of Rembrandt in his old âge, anothcr of Govaert
Flink, his pupil, and his wife, and some other very valuable
ones-
Tiie BELVEDERE AT VlENNA, contains ten works of Rem-
brandt, ail of them portraits, one of his mother, two of himself,
and oneof a Jew in Asiatic costume.
The Gallery of Prince Lichtenstein, at Vienna, contains two
portraits of Rembrandt, young and old, by himself; a sea
piece, a rare subject of this master, and a meeting of Diana and
Lndymion, exceedingly grotesque, but with the most beautiful
effect of light.
The collection of Prince Esterhazy, in the same capital, con-
tains the Ecce Homo of Rembrandt, which engrosses ail the
admiration of visitors.
The Muséum at Dresden contains no less than sixteen pic-
tures by Rembrandt; 77*e Sacrifice of Manoe and his Wife,
the Abduction of Ganimede, and several portraits ; amongst
others that of the painter himsejf, representcd with a glass in
his hand and a smile on his lips, embracing his wife, who is
sitting on his knee, and accompanied by his grown-up
daughter.
In the Gallery at Berlin, out of eight of Rembrandt’s
pictures two are portraits of himself; also a Blind Tobias,
and the Angel speaking to Joseph in his Dream, small com-
panion pictures, signcd, and dated 1645. Duke Adolphus de
Gueldre threàtening his aged Father, painted in 1637, a cele-
brated picture, the colouring of which is excellent, and in
which the play of light is wonderful.
No city, not even Munich, says M. Viardot, can boast of
having so numerous a collection of the works of Rembrandt as
St. Petersburg ; the Hermitage contains 43, and of the greatest
variety of style,—landscapes, sea-pieces, portraits, &c. The
finest, perhaps, amongst the portraits, bears the great name of
Jean Sobieski.
Among the subjects from scripture history, are—The Sacri-
fice of Abraham ; The Return of the Prodigal Son, apainting
of powerful effect in spite of the strange drapery of the figures ;
The Education of the Virgin by St. Anne ; a Holy Family ;
St. Peter in the Judgment Hall, an absurd composition, but
admirable for the colouring; and a Descent from the Cross.
The finest piece in this collection is La Danaê.
The Muséum at Amsterdam is not the worst provided ;
it possesses the famous Night Patrol, the masterpiece of ail
Rembrandt’s masterpieces ; The Syndics of the Ancient Cor-
poration of Merchant Drapiers, a capital picture, and of astonish-
ing power of execution; The Beheading of Saint John the
Baptist ; and the portrait of a man.
The Muséum of the Hague may be proud of being ablé
to show the Anatomical Lecture of Professor Tulp, a serions
composition, equally well conceived and executed, an admir-
able easel-piece ; Simeon in the Temple, a composition of a
magical effect, and finished like a Gerhard Douw ; Susannah in
the Bath ; and, lastly, two portraits.
The Gallery of the Louvre contains no less than seven-
teen pictures by Rembrandt; amongst others, four portraits of.
himself, admirable for touch and colour, especiaily that in which
he is represented with a chain round his neck, the head bare,*
and the hair curled ; two Philosophers in Méditation ; the
Household of the Carpenter, a perfect gem ; and above ail.
that expressive sketch of Tobias and his Family.
THIR1) PART.
PRICES OF THE PICTURES.
The fine pictures of Rembrandt are, with the exception of a
very small number, preserved in public galleries,or in the private
collections of the rich, from which they neverjssue. It is there-
fore very rarely, especiaily at the présent day, that important
works by this master are met with in public sales. It is, how-
ever, interesting to know the priées of thoîe which bave been
put up at such sales, as they hâve varied as much with the
works of Rembrandt as with those of other masters.
At the sale of the Chevalier de la Roque, in 1745, directed
by an excellent valner (Gersaint), a very fine and picturesque
landscape by Rembrandt, painted on wood, in a frame of carved
wood (according to the catalogue) was sold for the small sum
of £3 5s.
At the sale of the Duke de Tallard, in 1756, by Remy and
Glomy, A married Jewess, with dishevelled haïr, and a crown of
flowers upon her head, size of life, “ and painted in that tone of
vigorous colour which is so much admired in the works of
Rembrandt,” was sold for £25.
At the Julienne sale, in 1767, by Julliot, the portrait of
Rembrandt’s Mother, seated, holding a elosed book in her lap.
dated 1643. fetched £141 10s.
47
15
In Blenheim Palace there is a duplicate of the woman taken
in adultery, by Rembrandt.
There are five Rembrandt’s in Lord Ashburton’s collection.
1. Portrait of a middle-aged man ; 2. Portrait of the artist, at
an advanced âge; 3. The celebrated writing-master, Lieven
Von Coppenol; 4 and 5. Portraits of a man and bis wife.
In the Grosvenor collection, formed by the Marquis of West-
minster, there are six of Rembrandt’s pictures. 1. The Visita-
tion, dated 1640 ; 2 and 3. Portraits of a young man and young
woman ; 4 and a. Portraits of N. Berghem and his wife, bearing
date 1644 ; and 6. A landscape with figures, in the manner of
Teniers.
In Mr. Hope’s collection there are three Rembrandt’s. 1.
Christ asleep on board the ship, being awakened by his terri-
fied disciples; 2. One of the rare family portraits of this
master in whole-length figures; 3. A plain traversed by a
river, with buildings on both its banks.
There are two Rembrandt’s in Lord Cowper’s collection. 1.
Portrait of Marshal Turenne on horseback ; and 2. Portrait of
a young man.
Rembrandt’s celebrated mill, once the ornament of the
Orléans Gallery, is in the Marquis of Lansdowne’s collection at
Bowood.
At Corsham House there is an old Rabbi in a turban, by
Rembrandt.
At Burleigh House there is a small portrait, by Rembrandt,
called William Tell.
The Fitzwilliam Muséum, Cambridge, possesses the portrait
of an officer in a steel cuirass, marked with the name and the
date 1635.
Earl Spencer’s collection at Althorp contains the Circumci-
sion, by Rembrandt, a small picture of remarkable finish, and a
portrait of a woman, which is believed to be thatof his mother,
in spite of the richness of her attire.
In the Duke of Devonshire’s collection at Chiswick there are
two Rembrandt’s, portraits of men.
In the Duke of Bedford’s collection at Woburn Abbey, a
portrait of Rembrandt by himself, when young, and an old
Rabbi, with a gold chain round his neck.
Amidst the splendid pictures of Rubens and Vandyck which
adorn the Muséum at Brussels, a fine portrait of a man by
Rembrandt attracts ail eyes ; it is dated and signed.
In the rich gallery at Munich, it is impossible to forget the
/■hef-d'œuvre that Rembrandt lias left there in the celebrated
Taking downfrom the Cross ; this picture isnot more than from
two to three feet square.
Around this chef-d'œuvre are grouped a Crucifixion, in
sombre and stormy weather, a Déposition in the obscurity of a
deep vault, a Résurrection illumined by a fitful ray of light
in the midst of the deep gloom, a Nativity by the light of a
lamp, and an Ascension, in which the figure of Christ lights up
the whole scene by its brilliancy. The Pinacotheca also con-
tains several portraits ; one of a Turk very richly habited,
anothcr of Rembrandt in his old âge, anothcr of Govaert
Flink, his pupil, and his wife, and some other very valuable
ones-
Tiie BELVEDERE AT VlENNA, contains ten works of Rem-
brandt, ail of them portraits, one of his mother, two of himself,
and oneof a Jew in Asiatic costume.
The Gallery of Prince Lichtenstein, at Vienna, contains two
portraits of Rembrandt, young and old, by himself; a sea
piece, a rare subject of this master, and a meeting of Diana and
Lndymion, exceedingly grotesque, but with the most beautiful
effect of light.
The collection of Prince Esterhazy, in the same capital, con-
tains the Ecce Homo of Rembrandt, which engrosses ail the
admiration of visitors.
The Muséum at Dresden contains no less than sixteen pic-
tures by Rembrandt; 77*e Sacrifice of Manoe and his Wife,
the Abduction of Ganimede, and several portraits ; amongst
others that of the painter himsejf, representcd with a glass in
his hand and a smile on his lips, embracing his wife, who is
sitting on his knee, and accompanied by his grown-up
daughter.
In the Gallery at Berlin, out of eight of Rembrandt’s
pictures two are portraits of himself; also a Blind Tobias,
and the Angel speaking to Joseph in his Dream, small com-
panion pictures, signcd, and dated 1645. Duke Adolphus de
Gueldre threàtening his aged Father, painted in 1637, a cele-
brated picture, the colouring of which is excellent, and in
which the play of light is wonderful.
No city, not even Munich, says M. Viardot, can boast of
having so numerous a collection of the works of Rembrandt as
St. Petersburg ; the Hermitage contains 43, and of the greatest
variety of style,—landscapes, sea-pieces, portraits, &c. The
finest, perhaps, amongst the portraits, bears the great name of
Jean Sobieski.
Among the subjects from scripture history, are—The Sacri-
fice of Abraham ; The Return of the Prodigal Son, apainting
of powerful effect in spite of the strange drapery of the figures ;
The Education of the Virgin by St. Anne ; a Holy Family ;
St. Peter in the Judgment Hall, an absurd composition, but
admirable for the colouring; and a Descent from the Cross.
The finest piece in this collection is La Danaê.
The Muséum at Amsterdam is not the worst provided ;
it possesses the famous Night Patrol, the masterpiece of ail
Rembrandt’s masterpieces ; The Syndics of the Ancient Cor-
poration of Merchant Drapiers, a capital picture, and of astonish-
ing power of execution; The Beheading of Saint John the
Baptist ; and the portrait of a man.
The Muséum of the Hague may be proud of being ablé
to show the Anatomical Lecture of Professor Tulp, a serions
composition, equally well conceived and executed, an admir-
able easel-piece ; Simeon in the Temple, a composition of a
magical effect, and finished like a Gerhard Douw ; Susannah in
the Bath ; and, lastly, two portraits.
The Gallery of the Louvre contains no less than seven-
teen pictures by Rembrandt; amongst others, four portraits of.
himself, admirable for touch and colour, especiaily that in which
he is represented with a chain round his neck, the head bare,*
and the hair curled ; two Philosophers in Méditation ; the
Household of the Carpenter, a perfect gem ; and above ail.
that expressive sketch of Tobias and his Family.
THIR1) PART.
PRICES OF THE PICTURES.
The fine pictures of Rembrandt are, with the exception of a
very small number, preserved in public galleries,or in the private
collections of the rich, from which they neverjssue. It is there-
fore very rarely, especiaily at the présent day, that important
works by this master are met with in public sales. It is, how-
ever, interesting to know the priées of thoîe which bave been
put up at such sales, as they hâve varied as much with the
works of Rembrandt as with those of other masters.
At the sale of the Chevalier de la Roque, in 1745, directed
by an excellent valner (Gersaint), a very fine and picturesque
landscape by Rembrandt, painted on wood, in a frame of carved
wood (according to the catalogue) was sold for the small sum
of £3 5s.
At the sale of the Duke de Tallard, in 1756, by Remy and
Glomy, A married Jewess, with dishevelled haïr, and a crown of
flowers upon her head, size of life, “ and painted in that tone of
vigorous colour which is so much admired in the works of
Rembrandt,” was sold for £25.
At the Julienne sale, in 1767, by Julliot, the portrait of
Rembrandt’s Mother, seated, holding a elosed book in her lap.
dated 1643. fetched £141 10s.
47