Rembrandt van Rijn

The Angel Departing from the Family of Tobias

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Title

The Angel Departing from the Family of Tobias

Year

1641

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

10.2 x 15.2 cm (4 x 6 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LC: "Rembrandt f 1641"

Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials WR (not in Hinterding)

Verso: LL: stamped with the collector's mark of Leo Wallerstein (New York, early 20th century; Lugt 1774bis); of Gottfried Eissler (Vienna, 1862-1924; Lugt 805b); and RISD stamp (Lugt L.2053d)

Marks: Lilienwappen Watermark
Dr. Gottfried Eissler collector mark in brown ink on verso (Lugt 805b)
Leo Wallerstein collector mark in purple ink on verso (Lugt 1774 bis)
R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

ii/ix

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein no. 189.ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

49.077

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
The Angel Departing from the Family of Tobias, 1641
Etching and drypoint on paper
10.2 x 15.2 cm (4 x 6 inches) (plate)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 49.077

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