The sun., 1901-10-13
PRINTS At THE LENOx LIBRARY


have been nut on exhibition In the Ienox
Library are arranged according 10 their
order in the German catalogue % BartSch,
compiled In 1871 This admits SIS plaies ar
wholly or mainly executed 10y Rembrandt. a
number which has been variously reduced 10y
sut-eauent catAloguers; the Englishman
Middleton In 1878 bringing the numher
down by elimination 90 NO, while the latest
work by tho Frenchman Dutuit in iSsa
raises Il again TO ssS plate-. BaTtsch's ar
rangemen, does not follow the chronology
cal order OF the prints even 30 far ~ that
| II asc.rtAinable nor does N adhere strictly
| TO a grouping by subjects But a. II has
been adopted IN this exhibition Il will be
| convenient to consider the examples In the
name order
The frat etchinss signed by Rembrandt
date from 1873 and. -as says Michael,
he had wished To consecrats to the person
who was dearest To him the first prints Of
his new talent, II u 10y the portrait Of his
mother that he makes his debut In en-
craving But here the e rrt exhibit tNo 2of
Bartsch's catalogue IL tine exquisite little
head Rembrandt with Moustsche and
Small Beard datcd 1890. firmly modelled.
full Of spirit and already showing the skill
In transparent shading on the darker
side of the face. Then 10 be noticed
Ia the Rembrandt With Broad Hat and
Embroidered Mantle highly finished rich
In texture. with q keen regard for Hight
especially In the treatment of the hair.
But II lacks the vigorous character displayed
In the face ,of -Rambrandt With a Drawn
Sabre, Held Upright, and In precision ot
balanced dignity falls far behind III" superb
plate Of Rembrandt L"aning on sill,
which one sees again and again with height
ened sense of the Complete adjustment
Of every detail TO a ndbl" ensemble Then
let us contrast th" slight consciousn".s
Of Importance In the -k"mhrand' and hi-
VIE IN the DAYS oi ms prosperity ana
Happiness with the braV" humility ana
loNsble simplicity OF k"mhrandt Draw
ing lie has lost his Saskia' has made
enemies by his p'c'nr" OF th" h"nd" q"
Mutt. II over~heln"d with debt he himself
l. ia shadow ana the hght i from oh'slhe
his home, from the open window through
which the hndscap" Is visible ie' 'h"re
Is also an inward night Tor ~" no" u beams
from the honest courageous eyes
Following on are examples oi the scrip
tural subjects -o i""hhsy ana "'"Pn"h'ly
treated Here Ia Abraham Sendlhg Away
mlen and gesture IN the patnaich hlhh
o' P"yns re''' n'' NV
sour Satisfsction OF the wther"d Sarah.
In the hofahshn "fe~e"s W"
ma one oi ,he rev c''ar'nh's I"'~'',' 'n''n's
"' childhoon IN 'h' VOTE VI h'",''' ANU
and IN the '"~eph le'ins nv p''a"
one OF the coinpl'''e' r'',tu7 "' N"','u
character study lhnl'Hiua. INSTANCES 81
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phari-ee- IN tuh hsh' an" "'''''s 80
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subl"rts that VIII repay N'u"'' w va
the group ot i"ggar -uhJ'SN ",'" nov"
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and vital charact"riHat"n' ana inc ''''',"
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