A Turbaned Soldier on Horseback
Dateca. 1632
Maker
Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch, 1606-1669
Label TextEtching is a medium in which the artist uses a metal stylus to scratch through a soft, waxy coating over a metal plate. Here the fluid line that suggests the forms of horse and rider shows how closely the etching process can mimic free-hand drawing.
Object number35.186
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, SAM on Paper: Rembrandt's Etchings, May 27, 2024 - ongoing (on view September 2024 - March 2025).Credit LineManson F. Backus Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (8.3 x 5.7 cm)
MediumEtching
Rembrandt van Rijn
Possibly reprint from original plate of 1642
Object number: 64.196
Rembrandt van Rijn
1656
Object number: 51.245
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