circle of Rembrandt or studio of Rembrandt

Object category: painting
Support/medium: canvas, oil paint
Shape/dimensions: rectangle (portrait format) 72 x 62 cm
According to Van Gelder and Potterton the painting is a fragment of a larger picture, possibly measuring 100 x 80 cms. with the picture plane extended at both the top and bottom and at each side (Van Gelder 1953 p. 38; Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127).

Signature/inscription Information about the signature, dating, inscription or any other mark on the front or back of the art work

unsigned, undated

Current attribution: circle of Rembrandt
: or studio of Rembrandt
Rejected attribution: Ferdinand Bol
: Rembrandt
This painting was always considered as an autograph Rembrandt until doubts were raised in 1913. According to Potterton no Rembrandt scholar accepted it as a work by Rembrandt since 1914 (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127). In 1913 Bredius proposed an attribution to Ferdinand Bol, which was later followed by Sumowski and in the exhibition catalogue 'Rembrandt : his teachers and his pupils' of 1992 (Sumowski 1983-1994, vol. 1 (1983), no. 159; Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 125-126; Tokyo 1992A, no. 25). Potterton seriously questioned the attribution to Bol, and catalogued the painting as ‘Studio of Rembrandt’ and suggesting a possible authorship of Rembrandt himself’ (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127).

Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: 1632/1642 (1632 - 1642)

The art historians who consider this to be a work from Rembrandt's studio, generally date the painting around 1632-1633 (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127). Sumowksi, who attributed the painting to Ferdinand Bol, proposes a later date, c. 1640-1642 (Sumowski 1983-1994, vol. 1 (1983), no. 159). This date was mentioned earlier by Bode in a letter he wrote to Hugh Lane in 1913 (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 125).

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: Portret van een vrouw met handschoenen in haar hand
English title: Portrait of a woman holding a glove
Genre: portrait
Keywords: portrait, woman's portrait, half-length, head to the left, facing front, ruff, wing cap, glove

Collection(s)

private collection Lespinasse de Langeac
- 1809-01-16 date of auction
private collection James-Alexandre Comte Pourtalès-Gorgier, Paris
- 1826-05-19 date of auction
private collection Charles T. Maud, England
1826-05-19 - date of auction
art dealer Agnew's, London
1873-07-02 - bought at auction July 2, 1873 (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127
private collection Anatole Demidoff, San Donato (Villa te Firenze)
known from a reproduction print
- 1880-03-15 date of auction
private collection Mme Isaac Péreire, Paris
1880-03-15 - 1909 According to Potterton the painting was in the possession of Péreire by 1897 and until at least 1909 (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127). Judging from an annotation in a copy of the sale catalogue (RKD, The Hague), Péreire probably bought the painting on the auction of March 15, 1880.
private collection Hugh Lane (Sir), London
- 1913
private collection Sir Max Michaelis, Tandridge Court (Surrey)/Cape Town
1913 - bought from Hugh Lane in 1913 (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127)
private collection Hugh Lane (Sir), London
- 1915 bequeathed to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1915, who received the painting in 1918 (Potterton/Mayes 1986, p. 124-127)
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin , inv./cat.nr NGI.808
bequest Sir Hugh Lane
in museum as Rembrandt and studio
1918 -

Auction(s)

Delaroche, Hip. (Paris) 1809-01-16 - 1809-01-18, lotnr. 102
Contributor Lespinasse de Langeac
3900 FRF

according to an annotation in a copy of the sale catalogue (RKD, The Hague) , Lugt no. 7502: "Peint sur toile, haut. 27, larg. 23 p.. Très-beau Portrait d'une jeune Femme dans le costume habillé de Nord-Hollande. Elle est vue presque de face, ajustée d'une grande fraise qui se détache sur son habillement noir à dessin de fleurs ; représentée debout et à mi-corps, elle tient ses gants de la main gauche. Ce Tableau offre un des Ouvrages soignés et classiques parmi le grand nombre des Portraits de ce grand Peintre. On y admire cette finesse de touche et cette force d'harmonie qui conduisent à l'illusion."
Phillips Auctioneers (London (England)) 1826-05-19 - 1826-05-20, lotnr. 53
Contributor Pourtales
Name buyer : C. Maud , 210.0.0 Lsd

according to an annotation in a copy of the sale catalogue (RKD, The Hague) , Lugt no. 11181: "The Portrait of a Lady in a richly embroidered black silk dress, and a large ruff or frill. The pre-eminent powers of this artist in portraiture, is particularly distinguishable in this specimen of his art."
Sotheby's (London (England)) 1873-07-02, lotnr. 53
Name buyer : Agnew , 1500.0.0 Lsd

according to an annotation in a copy of the sale catalogue (RKD, The Hague) , Lugt no. 34155: "The burgomaster’s daughter, commonly known as the Portalis Portrait; purchased at the sale of Count de Portalis in 1826 (see Smith’s Catalogue Raisonné of undoubted Rembrandts, No. 514), a chef-d’oeuvre of the great Dutch Master – see illustration."
Exp.: Le Roy, Mannheim C. P.: Pillet ([at home]) 1880-03-15 - 1880-04-10, lotnr. 1139
Name buyer : I. Péreire , 137000 FRF

according to an annotation in a copy of the sale catalogue (RKD, The Hague) , Lugt no. 39995: "Portrait de jeune femme. Vue debout, presque de face, à mi-corps, la tête ornée d'un bonnet de tulle bordé de rubans noirs. Cheveux blonds retenus en arrière. Un collier à double rang de perles orne son col, entouré d'une grande fraise tuyautée. Robe de soie noire brochée à larges dessins de fleurs et d'arabesques, avec manches bouftantes et manchettes en mousseline et guipure; au poignet gauche un bracelet d'or. De la main gauche, elle tient un gant. A gauche, un bout de rideau olivâtre. Portrait de toute beauté qui passe pour être celui de la première femme du maître. Collection Pourtalès. Smith, Catalogue raisonné, tome VII, page 165, no. 514. Toile. Haut., 0 m. 72 cent.; larg., 0 m. 62 cent."

Exhibitions

National exhibition of works of art at Leeds, 1868 [Leeds General Infirmary] , Leeds (West Yorkshire) , 1868 - 1869 , no. 603
Dutch pictures 1450-1750 Royal Academy of Arts , London (England) , 1952-11-22 - 1953-03-01 , no. 173
European old masters : art treasures centenary City of Manchester Art Gallery , Manchester , 1957-10-30 - 1957-12-31 , no. 99
Gailearaí Náisiúnta na Héireann = National Gallery of Ireland : 1864-1964 : centenary exhibition National Gallery of Ireland , Dublin (city) , 1964-10 - 1964-12 , no. 107
Rembrandt : his teachers and his pupils Bunkamura Museum of Art , Tokyo (city) , 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-07 , no. 25

Literature

Smith 1829-1842 , vol. 7 (1836), no. 514
Leeds 1868 , no. 603
Wood 1913 , p. 18
Hofstede de Groot 1907-1928 (German edition) , vol. 6 (1915), no. 862A , als Rembrandt
London 1952-1953 , no. 173
Van Gelder 1953B , p. 34-39
Manchester 1957 , no. 99
Dublin 1964 , p. 106
Dublin 1964A , no. 107
Gregory 1973 , p. 115-119
Dublin 1981 , p. 135
Sumowski 1983-1994 , vol. 1 (1983), no. 159 , as Ferdinand Bol, c. 1640-1642
Potterton/Mayes 1986 , p. 124-127 , as studio of Rembrandt, c. 1632-1633
Tokyo 1992A , no. 25 , as Ferdinand Bol
Fransen et al. 1997 , p. 36-40

Visual documentation

Location image Location of the image in the visual documentation.

BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 1001208762)
BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 1001208763)
, Original location BD/RKD/0612 - ONS/Portraits: Rembrandt and School (img.nr. 0000014691)

Project: The Rembrandt Database

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