Description:Created in 1643, this beautiful work has been printed on a fine, laid paper and signed and dated by Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt (1606-1669) in the plate along the bottom center margin. According to Nowell-Usticke, this piece is from the 2nd state dating the piece to the 17th century. The work features areas of burr and has been trimmed to the platemark, with very thin margins.
The hog – a staple of every Dutch household during Rembrandt’s time of the 17th century. It meant sustenance for any family who owned one and was often highly bartered and traded as part of everyday life. Rembrandt has depicted our Hog lying peacefully before a family of onlookers, presumably its owners. In the background, a faintly etched man appears to be sharpening his tools atop a table – holding the fate of the hog in his hands. Interestingly, a more detailed figure clutching a small pouch or sack appears to be fleeing the scene just behind the hog’s back.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work):
1. Biörklund, George. Rembrandt’s Etchings: True and False, Stockholm, 1968. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. BB. 43-A.
2. Hind, Arthur. A Catalogue of Rembrandt’s Etchings, New York, 1967. Listed as cat. no. 204; illustrated as cat. no. 204.
3. Nowell-Usticke, G.W. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Narberth, 1988. Listed and illustrated as B 157.
4. Schwartz, Gary. Rembrandt: All the etchings reproduced in true size, New York, 1977. Listed and illustrated as B 157.
5. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. I: Text, 1969. Listed as cat. no. B 157.
6. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. II: Plates, Amsterdam, 1969. Illustrated as cat. no. B 157.
About the Framing:
Conservation framed with archival materials to ensure lasting quality, this work is float-mounted in a Spanish-style, black and red moulding. The intricately sculpted detail with carved rivets complements the etched quality of this work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats featuring a gold-plated name plate with a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
