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Rembrandt van Rijn

Abraham's Sacrifice, 1655

Description

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-1669, Dutch

Title

Abraham's Sacrifice

Year

1655

Medium

Etching and drypoint on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

etching,
drypoint

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

15.6 x 13.2 cm (6 1/8 x 5 3/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LR: "Rembrandt f 1655"

Verso: stamped with collector's mark of Ambroise Firmin-Didot (1790-1876; Lugt 119); and of Louis Galichon (1829-1893; Lugt 1060; very faint). Inscribed in graphite LC: "from the Firmin-Didot collection"; and LR: "EHO"

Watermark: [illegible fragment]

Identification

State

Only state

Type

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

48.025

Projects & Publications

Publications

La Peintre Graveur, 1803-1821

Exhibition History

Exhibition of Etchings by Rembrandt

February 5 - March 30, 1949

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room

September 28 - October 30, 1948

Exhibition of 17th Century Prints--Armor Gallery

February 19 - April 15, 1948

Use

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