The Hundred Guilder Print, central section (c. 1649, printed later): Art, History and Details

The Hundred Guilder Print, central section (c. 1649, printed later) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669); William Baillie (Irish, 1723-1810).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Rembrandt's original plate for the Hundred Guilder print (1942.757) was acquired by William Baillie in 1775 and reworked. The plate was later cut, shaped, and printed in separate sections, as here, showing the central section of the composition.

Object facts

• Title: The Hundred Guilder Print, central section
• Date: c. 1649, printed later
• Creator attribution: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669); William Baillie (Irish, 1723-1810)
• Culture: Netherlands
• Type: Print
• Technique: etching, drypoint, and engraving
• Dimensions: Sheet: 45.3 x 23.9 cm (17 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Platemark: 28.3 x 19.3 cm (11 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1942.116

Collection credit

Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt

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