Bedecked in elaborate garb, Rembrandt Jan Uytenbogaert, Arminian Preacher, 1635 sits at his study, an open book in front of him. Rembrandt highlights his subject by illuminating him in light, creating a strong contrast against the dark, draped background. Intricate lines convey the feel of rich fabric, particularly on Uytenbogaert’s collar as well as the fur-lined coat thrown over his shoulders.

White & Boon state, “The sitter [Uytenbogaert] (1557-1644) was one of the most influential men in Holland up to his exile in 1618. As well as being chief spokesman of the Arminian Remonstrants at the time of their struggle against Calvinism, he was tutor to Frederick Henry. He returned to Holland in 1626, and later became a preacher of the Remonstrant Church in Amsterdam, but he never regained his former influence” (p. 132).

Created in 1635, this etching is signed and dated in the plate by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, 1606- Amsterdam, 1669) at the top ‘Rembrandt ft 1635’ and inscribed with a Latin quatrain by Hugo Grotius at the bottom. According to the New Hollstein Dutch, this work is a state VIII of IX, Nowell-Usticke State V (of VI) impression; Biörklund State VI (of VI); White & Boon State VI (of VI); Hind State VI (of VI); According to Nowell-Usticke there are approximately 225-500 known impressions of this work (Usticke 12, B. 279).

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Rembrandt Jan Uytenbogaert, Arminian Preacher, 1635 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 sale of the work).

1.Bartsch. The Illustrated Bartsch Vol. 50. Edited by Stephanie S. Dickey. New York: Abaris Books, 1981. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 279 (another example illustrated) on page 232.

2. Biörklund, George, Rembrandt’s Etchings: True and False, 1968. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. BB 35-D.

3. Hind, Arthur. A Catalogue of Rembrandt’s Etchings. New York, 1967. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 128.

4. Hinterding, Erik and Rutgers, Jaco. The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engraving and Woodscuts, 1450-1700: Rembrandt Text I 1625-1635 nos. 1-155. Edited by Ger Luijten. Amsterdam: Sound and Vision Publishers, 2013. Listed as catalogue raisonné no. 153.

5. Hinterding, Erik and Rutgers, Jaco. The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engraving and Woodscuts, 1450-1700: Rembrandt Plates II 1636-1648 nos. 139-246. Edited by Ger Luijten. Amsterdam: Sound and Vision Publishers, 2013. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 153/VIII.

6. Mϋnz, Ludwig. Rembrandt’s Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, Vol. 1. London: Phaidon Press, 1952. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 55-57 (another example illustrated).

7. Mϋnz, Ludwig. Rembrandt’s Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, Vol.2. London: Phaidon Press, 1952. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no.50 on pg. 63.

8. Nowell-Usticke, G.W. Rembrandt’s Etchings. Narberth, 1988. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 279.

9. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. I: Text. Amsterdam, 1969. Listed as catalogue raisonné no. B.279.

10. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. II: Plates. Amsterdam, 1969. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. B.279.

11. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Rembrandt Jan Uytenbogaert, Arminian Preacher, 1635 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.