Standing man in an inn having someone gagged, print, printmaker: Johann Daniel Laurentz, after drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1756, paper, etching, height 178 mm x width 292 mm, This depiction may be based on the Biblical story of the Mocking of Samson, or the story of Zedekiah who was brought before King Nebuchadnezzar in chains., head-gear: turban, prisoner with hands bound, A wide pen-and-ink drawing showing a group of people arranged across a shallow stage-like space, with a central standing figure wearing a loose robe and a hat, extending an arm outward. Figures on either side are seated or bent over tables and benches, some leaning forward and some turned toward the central figure. Sketchy outlines and cross-hatching define clothing folds, hats, faces, and hands, with heavier shading on a tall, dark form at the left and on a seated figure near the center-right. Architectural vertical lines and simple column-like elements rise behind the group, and scattered objects such as bowls,...
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Standing man in an inn having someone gagged, print, printmaker: Johann Daniel Laurentz, after drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1756, paper, etching, height 178 mm x width 292 mm, This depiction may be based on the Biblical story of the Mocking of Samson, or the story of Zedekiah who was brought before King Nebuchadnezzar in chains., head-gear: turban, prisoner with hands bound, A wide pen-and-ink drawing showing a group of people arranged across a shallow stage-like space, with a central standing figure wearing a loose robe and a hat, extending an arm outward. Figures on either side are seated or bent over tables and benches, some leaning forward and some turned toward the central figure. Sketchy outlines and cross-hatching define clothing folds, hats, faces, and hands, with heavier shading on a tall, dark form at the left and on a seated figure near the center-right. Architectural vertical lines and simple column-like elements rise behind the group, and scattered objects such as bowls, boxes, and papers lie on the floor and tables in front of the figures. The drawing is executed in fine, fluid strokes on a light-toned paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_037

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Standing man inn having someone gagged print printmaker Johann Daniel Laurentz drawing Rembrandt van Rijn 1756 paper etching height 178 mm x width 292 mm depiction based Biblical story Mocking Samson story Zedekiah was King Nebuchadnezzar chains head-gear turban prisoner hands bound wide pen- -ink showing group people arranged across shallow stage- space central standing figure wearing loose robe hat extending arm outward Figures side seated bent tables benches leaning forward turned central figure Sketchy outlines cross-hatching define clothing folds hats faces hands heavier shading tall dark form left seated figure near center-right Architectural vertical lines simple column- elements rise scattered objects bowls boxes papers lie floor front figures executed fine fluid strokes light-toned paper

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