Pieter Jan de Vlamynck

(Belgian, 1795-1850)

original 19th century engraved copper plate after the self portrait by Rembrandt (Rembrandt with Two Circles) and titled Rembrandt/Peint par lui-mˆme. De la Collection de M. Hennessy, Echevin de la Ville de Bruxelles/D‚di‚/… l'Acad‚mie Royale des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Bruges par son trŠs humble ‚lŠve,/P. Devlamynck, signed on plate "P. Devlamynck delt. et sculpt.", 18-1/4 x 13-1/4 in.

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Note: Translation: "Rembrandt Painted by himself. From the Collection of Mr. Hennessy, Alderman of the City of Brussels Dedicated to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of the City of Bruges by his very humble pupil, P. Devlamynck"
Condition Report: some abrasions to copper, corrosion to lower corners, damage lower left