| The Knight with the Falcon | |
| Wikidata: | Q21501589 |
| Artist: | Rembrandt |
| Height Metric: | 98.5 |
| Width Metric: | 79 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| Museum: | Gothenburg Museum of Art |
| City: | Gothenburg |
| Accession: | GKM 0698 |
| Website: | Gothenburg Museum of Art |
The Knight with the Falcon is a c. 1661 portrait painting painted by Rembrandt. It is an oil on canvas and is in the collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art.[1]
This painting came into the collection in 1921 as a gift from the wealthy textile merchant Gustaf Werner and other museum patrons.
This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1914, who wrote:
287. A Sportsman with a Hawk on his Left Wrist. He wears a large cloak of brown velvet with a black collar falling like a "pelerine" or long cape on the shoulders and the green doublet. On his breast is a double gold chain, below which hangs a knight's cross. Beneath this is the girdle, in which rests the thumb of the gloved right hand. The man wears a large broad felt hat with a red velvet lining and a large plume. Canvas, 39 1/2 inches by 32 inches. In the collection of Lord Coventry, London. Sales. George, Paris, 1853 (6100 francs) ; see C. Blanc, ii. 500. Gilkinet, Paris, April 18, 1863, No. 85 (10,000 francs, bought in).[2]
Despite Hofstede de Groot's attibution, its status was called into question but recent studies claim The Crusader in Copenhagen is a sketch for this painting.[3] The Copenhagen gallery agrees, stating "The same face appears in several paintings from the 1650s and 1660s.[4]