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Rembrandt's Mother (so-called)
William Baxter Palmer Closson (American, 1848–1926)
After: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
After: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
American
19th century
Medium/Technique
Etching-intaglio
Dimensions
Sheet: 95 × 65 cm (37 3/8 × 25 9/16 in.)
Image: 46.5 × 36 cm (18 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Image: 46.5 × 36 cm (18 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the engraver William B. Closson
Accession NumberM7977
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Lower right, in plate: W. B. Closson-Sc.
Lower right, in graphite: WB Closson
Lower right, in graphite: WB Closson
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Rosa Koehler: "Rembrandt's Mother" (so-called!)
Provenance1891, gift of William Baxter Palmer Closson (b. 1848 - d. 1926), Lancaster, MA, to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 26, 1891)