School of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam), circa 1650

The Departure of the Prodigal Son

Details

School of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam), circa 1650
The Departure of the Prodigal Son
pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines, watermark VK
7¾ x 7 3/8 in. (19.1 x 18.2 cm.)

Provenance

Probably General Auguste-Charles-Joseph de Flahaut de La Billarderie (1785-1870) and his wife Margaret Mercer Elphinstone (1788-1867); and by descent.

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Lot Essay

Although it has not yet been possible to identify a particular pupil's hand in this drawing, there are elements of the style of Willem Drost and the technique suggests that it was executed by a pupil working in the 1650s.

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