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Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Tronie' of a Man with a Feathered Beret, Mauritshuis, The Hague
Photo: Mauritshuis, The Hague
Black & white
©1984 Christie’s Images Limited
⊠04.0 Euro Copies after European Artists
Johnson moved to The Hague in 1851. On November 20, 1851, he wrote to Andrew Warner of the American Art-Union, “I am at present . . . at the Hague, where I find I am deriving much advantage from studying the splendid works of Rembrandt & a few other of the old Dutch masters, who I find are only to be seen in Holland. I shall probably continue here a good portion of the winter" [Adapted from Hills, The Genre Painting of Eastman Johnson, pp. 40–41].
He made free copies after Rembrandt, Van Dyke, and the contemporary Belgian painter Louis Gallait. He stayed in the Netherlands until 1855 and developed a profitable career as a portrait painter. —PH
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Hills no. 4.0.2
'Tronie' of a Man with a Feathered Beret (after Rembrandt)
Alternate titles: Copy of Self-Portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn; Head of Rembrandt
c.1851–52
Oil on canvas
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Inscribed lower left: E.J. aft. Rembrandt
Private collection
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Provenance
Private collection, by 1999 (by descent in the family of the artist)
Private collection
References
Carbone, Teresa A., and Patricia Hills. Eastman Johnson: Painting America. Brooklyn, NY:
Brooklyn Museum of Art, in association with Rizzoli International Publications,
1999.
Exhibition catalogue (1999 Brooklyn Museum), p. 20, fig. 11, as
Copy of Self-Portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn.
Hills Examination/Opinion
Examination notes: Carbone 1998-06-11, London: Brown hat w/feather, ruddy face, armor. Delicately brushed. Rt. side of face in shadow. White hi-light on collar. Hat & hair—softly described.
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Record last updated August 28, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "'Tronie' of a Man with a Feathered Beret (after Rembrandt), c.1851–52 (Hills no. 4.0.2)." In Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=41 (accessed on July 12, 2025).
