The frontispiece is signed as drawn by J. Israels and engraved by Jan Weissenbruch.
The printer is named on the half-title verso: 'De L'Imprimerie Des Frères Giunta D'Albani A La Haye.'
References
N. Maas et al., De literaire wereld van Carel Vosmaer (1826-1888) (1989).
G. Schwartz, Rembrandt his life, his paintings (1985).
Summary Note
The frontispiece is captioned and shows 'La Maison De Rembrandt 1640 à 1656.' The plate reproduces signatures of Rembrandt.
Provenance
The verso of the front loose endpaper is inscribed in pencil, 'S:A:H', i.e. S.A. Hart, librarian of the Royal Academy 1864-81.
Purchased for RA Library in 1869 (see 'Report on the Library for the Year 1869', RA Annual Report, Appendix No. 6, p. 27).
Binding Note
19th-century half brown morocco, brown cloth-covered boards; spine lettered 'Rembrandt. - Sa Vie Et Ses Œuvres.'
