22nd Jan, 2026 11:00

Old Masters and 19th Century Art
 
Lot 91
 

After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Portrait of Titus, the artist's son, reading

oil on canvas

Dimensions: 72 x 62 cm. (28 1/4 x 24 3/8 in.)

Provenance:

Private Collection, UK

Notes:

After the original, executed about 1656/57, now held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie Room XII.
Titus van Rijn was one of two children of Rembrandt’s to survive into adulthood. His mother was Saskia van Uylenburgh.
The intimate capturing of reading becomes the subject of this work, where the figure is situated in a dark space, lit only in certain areas, highlighting the face and hands.

Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

 

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