Rembrandt van Rijn

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Title

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Year

1656

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

Dimensions

16 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Rembrandt f. 1656"

Verso: stamped with the collector's mark of Alfred Seymour (1824-1888; Lugt 176)

Watermark not visible

Marks: Henry Danby Seymour collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 176)
R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

Only state

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein no. 295

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

48.357

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition of Etchings by Rembrandt
Feb 05, 1949 – Mar 30, 1949

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Abraham Entertaining the Angels, 1656
Etching and drypoint on paper
16 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 48.357

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