Print Description
The etching portrays two soldiers in armor, seated indoors, playing cards. The room features rustic details, such as shelves with bottles and wooden beams, and strong chiaroscuro effects typical of Rembrandt’s influence.
Made by Heinrich Daniel Nether after Rembrandt van Rijn.
Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 5.7 x 6.7 cm (2.24 x 2.64 inch). Image size: 5 x 6 cm. (1.97 x 2.36 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Losely attached to carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
HEINRICH DANIEL NETHER, REMBRANDT, ETCHING, SOLDIERS, PLAYING CARDS, GENRE SCENE, 17TH CENTURY INFLUENCE | PCO-EXPO-100
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Likely part of a study or series inspired by Rembrandt’s works.
Biography engraver: Heinrich Daniel Nether (1760-1819) was a German engraver and pupil of Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine. His works often replicated the style of Old Masters such as Rembrandt.
Biography artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), the Dutch master, is known for his dramatic use of light and shadow, and for his depictions of intimate, genre scenes and historical subjects.
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