22 drawings, related to
19 etchings
For an explanation of the nature of this list, see Schwartzlist 301
BeggarInHighCapCa1629HaarlemW.jpg "Rembrandt, Standing beggar, ca. 1629. Haarlem, Teylers Museum")
Rembrandt, Standing beggar in lost profile, ca. 1628
Related to etching of about 1629 (Bartsch 162)
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
References: Benesch 30. Schatborn 1985, nr. 2. Bevers et al. 1991, nr. 1. Not MRK 2010
SelfPortraitWithOpenMouth1630RMAw.jpg "Rembrandt, Self-portrait with open mouth, 1630. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum")
Rembrandt, Self-portrait with open mouth, ca. 1628-29
Related to several paintings and etchings, most closely the etching Bartsch 13, dated 1630
London, British Museum
References: Benesch 53. Royalton-Kisch 1991, nr. 1
SelfPortraitBareheaded1629RMAw.jpg "Rembrandt, Self-portrait, 1629. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum")
Rembrandt, Self-portrait, ca. 1629
Related to several paintings and drawings, most closely etching Bartsch 338, dated 1629
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
References: Benesch 54. Schatborn 1985, nr. 1. Not MRK 2010
OldManWithLongBeard1630HaarlemW.jpg "Rembrandt, Head of old man with long beard, 1630. Haarlem, Teylers Museum")
Rembrandt, Seated old man, ca. 1630
Related to several etchings of the same subject, especially Bartsch 325, dated 1630
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum
References: Benesch 38. Magnusson 1992, nr. 131. Not MRK 2010
OldManWithLongBeard1631HaarlemW(1).jpg "Rembrandt, Bearded old man, 1631. Haarlem, Teylers Museum")
Rembrandt, Bust of a bearded old man, ca. 1631
Related to several etchings of the same subject, mainly Bartsch 315, dated 1631
Paris, Louvre
References: Benesch 39. Hinterding 2008, sub nr. 231. Not. MRK 2010
BlindViolinist1631HaarlemW.jpg "Rembrandt, The blind violinist, 1631. Haarlem, Teylers Museum")
Rembrandt, Violin player and woman, ca. 1631
Related to etching of beggar playing violin, dated 1631 (Bartsch 138)
Berlin, Kuperstichkabinett
References: Benesch 232. Bevers 2006, nr. 24. Not MRK 2010
SelfPortraitInCapA.jpg "Rembrandt, Self-portrait, 1633")
Rembrandt, Self-portrait, ca. 1633
Related to self-portrait etching of 1633
Marseille, Musée des Beaux-Arts
References: Benesch 430. A corpus of Rembrandt paintings, vol. 4, p. 146. Not MRK 2010
Rembrandt, Self-portrait, ca. 1635-38
Related to etched self-portrait Bartsch 2 of about the same time as well as other self-portrait etchings. The drawing is thought to postdate the etching. This is in itself reason enough to doubt the wisdom of restricting the core list of Rembrandt drawings to sheets that can be called preparatory or preliminary drawings
Washington, National Gallery of Art
References: Benesch 437. Exhib. cat. Rembrandt by himself 1999, nr. 45. Not MRK 2010
GreatJewishBride1635HaarlemW.jpg "Rembrandt, The great Jewish bride, 1635. Haarlem, Teylers Museum")
Rembrandt, Seated woman with a rolled-up letter, ca. 1635
Related to etching called The great Jewish bride, dated 1635
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum
References: Benesch 202. Magnusson 1992, nr. 138. Not MRK 2010
SelfPortraitWithSaskia1636CambridgeFitzwilliam.jpg "Rembrandt, Self-portrait with Saskia, 1636. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum")
Rembrandt, Self-portrait, ca. 1636
Related to etched Self-portrait with Saskia, dated 1636 (Bartsch 19)
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
References: Benesch 432. Bevers 2006, nr. 17. Not MRK 2010
StudiesOfSaskiaAndOthers1636LondonBM_2w.jpg "Rembrandt, Head of Saskia and others, 1636. London, British Museum")
ThreeWomensHeadsCa1637BMw(1).jpg "Rembrandt, Three heads of women, one very lightly etched, ca. 1647. London, British Museum")
StudySheetWithThreeWomen1637StGallenW.jpg "Rembrandt, Three heads of women, one asleep, 1637. London, British Museum")
Rembrandt, Four studies of Saskia, two of them with a baby, mid-1630s
Related to several etchings with multiple images of women, Bartsch 365 (dated 1636), 367 and 368 (dated 1637)
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
References: Benesch 360 recto. Giltaij 1988, nr. 10. Not MRK 2010
SheetOfStudiesWithWomanLyingIllInBedCa1638LondonBMw.jpg "Rembrandt, Sheet of studies with Saskia in bed, ca. 1638. London, British Museum")
Rembrandt, Saskia sitting up in bed, ca. 1638
Dresden, Kupferstich-Kabinett
References: Benesch 255. Dittrich and Ketelsen 2006, nr. 103. Not MRK 2010
Rembrandt, Saskia lying in bed, ca. 1638
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
References: Benesch 281A. Blankert 1997, nr. 82. Lloyd Williams 2001, nr. 42. Hinterding 2008, sub nr. 258. Not MRK 2010
Rembrandt, Sick woman lying in bed, probably Saskia, latter 1630s
Paris, Petit Palais
References: Benesch 283. Lloyd Williams 2001, nr. 46. Not MRK 2010
Rembrandt, Saskia in bed. latter 1630s
London, British Museum
References: Benesch 286. Royalton-Kisch 1992, nr. 19. Hinterding 2008, sub nr. 258. Not MRK 2010
These images belong to a larger group with close mutual ties. The drawings shown here are most often brought into connection with an etching of diverse motifs most recently dated ca. 1638 (Bartsch 369). They are also related to the figure of the dying Virgin in an etching of 1639 (Bartsch 99)
PeasantInHighCap1639Haarlem.jpg "Rembrandt, Peasant in a high cap, 1639. Haarlem, Teylers Museum")
Rembrandt, Old man leaning on a stick, latter 1630s
Related to figures in several etchings and paintings, most closely etching Bartsch 133, dated 1639
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art (Robert Lehman Collection)
References: Benesch 260. Logan 1995, nr. 58. Not MRK 2010
SleepingPuppyCa1640LondonBM_2w.jpg "Rembrandt, Sleeping dog, ca. 1640. London, British Museum")
Rembrandt, Sleeping dog, ca. 1640
Related to etching Bartsch 158 of about 1640 and to the dog in the foreground of the painting Joseph telling his dreams (Bredius 504)
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts
References: Benesch 455. Ackley 2003, nr. 54. Not MRK 2010
JanCorneliszSylvius1646LondonBMw.jpg "Rembrandt, Jan Cornelisz. Sylvius, 1646. London, British Museum")
Rembrandt, Jan Cornelisz Sylvius, ca. 1646
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum
References: Benesch 762a. Magnusson 1992, nr. 148. MRK 2010
Rembrandt, Jan Cornelisz. Sylvius, ca. 1646
London, British Museum
References: Benesch 763. Royalton-Kisch 1992, nr. 46. MRK 2010
Related to the etched portrait of Minister Sylvius, married to a cousin of Saskia’s (Bartsch 280). A third drawing for the print, Benesch 762, is illustrated under Drawings with inscriptions
JanSixAtWindow1647HaarlemW.jpg)
Rembrandt, Jan Six in hat, ca. 1647
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Historical Museum
References: Benesch 749 verso. Broos 1981, nr. 13. Hinterding et al. 2000, sub nr. 57. MRK 2010
Rembrandt, Jan Six with a dog, ca. 1647
Amsterdam, Six Collection
References: Benesch 767. Hinterding et al. 2000, sub nr. 57. MRK 2010
Related to etched portrait of the sitter, dated 1647 (Bartsch 285). The drawing that was transferred to the plate is preserved in the Six Collection (Benesch 768)
LievenWillemszVanCoppenolCa1658LondonBMw.jpg "Rembrandt, Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, ca. 1658. London, British Museum")
Rembrandt, Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, ca. 1658
Related to etching of about 1658 (Bartsch 282)
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts
References: Benesch 766. Gerszi 2005, nr. 208. MRK 2010