This lecture will take a closer look at the Paris dealer Edme-François Gersaint’s (1694-1750) procedures in establishing his celebrated catalogue of Rembrandt’s prints published posthumously in 1751. The lecture will be held in the context of a conference entitled “Zeichnung für den Markt? – Die Handzeichnung und ihre Reproduktion zwischen künstlerischem Ausdruck, Handelspraxis und Kennerschaft“ organized in conjunction with an exhibition on Adam von Bartsch at the University of Göttingen (17 April – 11 September 2016).