Skip to main content

Self-portrait with raised sabre: AD.12.38-180

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Self-portrait with raised sabre

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Production date: AD 1634

Note

I/II.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 107 mm Height 121 mm
Plate Height 121 mm Width 107 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rembrandt f.
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1634
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 180
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: Lugt 2475

  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Stamp
  • Text: AD.12.38-180
  • Location: Verso, below the above
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Stamp

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.12.38-180
Primary reference Number: 41488
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B18 I/II
Biörklund/Barnard: BB34-A I/III
Old location number: 38.2.11a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 July 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Self-portrait with raised sabre" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41488 Accessed: 2024-04-19 20:30:20

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41488 |title=Self-portrait with raised sabre |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 20:30:20|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-41488

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Print

Self-portrait with raised sabre

Accession Number: 23.K.5-25

An image of Print

Self-portrait with raised sabre

Accession Number: AD.12.39-239

An image of Sabre

Sabre

Accession Number: HEN.M.299-1933

An image of Print

Self portrait with a palette

Accession Number: P.5876-R

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Votes for Women Pin Badge

Votes for Women Pin Badge

£1.00

Featured image for the project: Votes for Women Mug

Votes for Women Mug

£8.00

Featured image for the project: Votes for Women - Tote bag

Votes for Women - Tote bag

£7.50

Featured image for the project: Behave Badly Pin Badge

Behave Badly Pin Badge

£1.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Self-Portrait with Patricia Preece

Self-Portrait with Patricia Preece

Featured image for the project: Love Among the Nations

Love Among the Nations

Featured image for the project: Gratian's Decretum

Gratian's Decretum

Featured image for the project: The Braddyll Family

The Braddyll Family

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo