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Haman's Condemnation, From an Original Picture in...

Stock# 107349

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Richard Houston / Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Title

Haman's Condemnation, From an Original Picture in the Collection of John Blackwood Esq.

Publication Place / Date

London / 1772

Image Dimensions

14 x 20.25 inches

Color

Uncolored

Condition

Stock# 107349

$1,800.00

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Description

First state of this mezzotint by Richard Houston reproducing Rembrandt's late-period masterpiece The Fall of Haman (circa 1660–66), now housed in the State Hermitage Museum.

The scene, drawn from the Old Testament Book of Esther, captures the moment when Haman, in resplendent Eastern attire, hears the fateful command of King Ahasuerus, sealing his downfall. His pale face and slumped posture convey resignation and psychological shock. His hand pressed to his chest emphasizes the depth of his despair. Behind him, figures representing the king and Mordecai, Esther’s guardian, loom in the shadows, further heightening the tension between light and dark.

Houston's mezzotint beautifully mirrors the dramatic contrasts and emotional complexity of Rembrandt’s original, with rich Eastern motifs reflecting Rembrandt's fascination with the exotic.

The picture came into the Hermitage in 1773, after Empress Catherine the Great bought it from the Scottish merchant and art dealer John Blackwood.

Condition Description

Mezzotint on laid paper. Margins just ample from platemark on all sides. Small loss from the lower right corner expertly reinstated. Some toning. A few small rust spots below the image.

Reference

Bode 1896–1906, 531. Chaloner Smith 1883 (undescribed). Charrington 1923, 81, first (of 3) states. Valentiner, Rembrandt. Des Meisters Gemälde, 1909, 469b.

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