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Rembrandt van Rijn, designer

Abraham's Sacrifice, 1655

Description

Maker

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

Original--Verso:in pencil, LC:From the Firmin-Didot collection; in LL:B35/A86599; in LL corner (inverted):E1957; in LR:EHO; along right edge, near top:12651In Plate--Signed and dated, LR:Rembrandt (d
Collectors' marks: verso: LL: stamp, black ink, initials A.F.D. inside rectangle (Lugt L.119); stamp, brown ink, RISD stamp (Lugt: L2053d)

Identification

State

State: i/i

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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