Georg Friedrich Schmidt 1757 Etching after Rembrandt
Item Details
An antique 18th-century etching on laid paper by well-listed German master engraver, Georg Friedrich Schmidt (1712 – 1775), dated 1771, after a portrait painting by Rembrandt titled Jakob the Patriarch. Schmidt’s etchings after Rembrandt are noted as ranking with the very best German artwork of the 18th century. This image, rendered in stunning detail and craftsmanship, depicts a venerable, distinguished bearded gentleman with white hair, stoic as he looks outward to the side. Inscribed text in plate to upper right acknowledges Rembrandt and is marked and dated by Schmidt. This fine and historically notable etching is mounted behind white mat, under acrylic glass, in a beveled wood frame with a speckled silver tone finish with black exterior edges. A hanging wire is attached to the verso.
Condition
- light wear to finish of frame. Foxing and discoloration across print.
Dimensions
- plate measures 4″ × 4.88″.
Item #
17CIN163-086
