Self-Portrait with Saskia

Date1636

Maker Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

Label TextArtists regularly portrayed themselves, but none did so as often or with as much verve as Rembrandt. In this double portrait, he looks up from sketching his wife Saskia, pen still in hand. Eschewing the fanciful costumes and expressions he often favored, Rembrandt presents himself simply as an artist at work. He would revist this theme decades later in the Kenwood painting.

Object number35.181

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Durer, Rembrandt, and Goya: Old Masters Prints from the Seattle Art Museum Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002 (5/31/2001 - 1/1/2002) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Rembrandt Prints From The Seattle Art Museum's Permanent Collection", June 3 - July 25, 1993, 6/3 - 7/25/93 in conjunction with Dutch and Flemish Paintings: The Harold Samuel Collection. (06/03/1993 - 07/25/1993)Published ReferencesBartsch 19

Credit LineManson F. Backus Memorial Collection

Dimensions4 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (10.5 x 9.2 cm)

MediumEtching