Saint Jerome beside a Pollard Willow (B., Holl. 103; H. 232)

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Saint Jerome beside a Pollard Willow (B., Holl. 103; H. 232)
etching with drypoint, 1648, a fine impression of the second, final state, with considerable burr, thread margins, a horizontal crease into the subject at the lower left, a small repair just inside the lower platemark at the centre right, a small abraded area at the centre above, the tip of the upper left corner repaired, otherwise in generally good condition
P. 180 x 133 mm., S. 184 x 135 mm.

Provenance

R. Ledoux-Lebard (L. 1739).

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Lot Essay

'A tree study with Saint Jerome thrown in' is how A.M. Hind described this stunning print. It was common in the Northern European tradition to represent the saint with a dead tree and crucifix, an association made more meaningful here by the flowering branch growing directly over the saint as a symbol of regeneration. In the foreground the rushes and water have been drawn in with drypoint. The enclosed bower, which surrounds the Saint, is given seclusion by the addition of high rocks and a waterfall some distance behind. It is a place of rural peace, undisturbed by the noise of humanity.

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