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Rembrandt van Rijn

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight,

Maker

  • Rembrandt van Rijn

Title

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Medium

etching, drypoint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Etching and drypoint on laid paper

Techniques

  • Etching and drypoint on laid paper

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 21.1 x 16.2 cm (8 5/16 x 6 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Rembrandt. f 1654"

Verso: stamped in blue with an unidentified collector's mark "AL" (Lugt 140b)

No watermark visible

Marks: Unidentified collector mark in blue ink on verso (Lugt 140b)
RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

i/iv

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein no. 286.i

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

49.078

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Selected Works

Lettered LL: "Rembrandt. f 1654"

Verso: stamped in blue with an unidentified collector's mark "AL" (Lugt 140b)

No watermark visible

Marks: Unidentified collector mark in blue ink on verso (Lugt 140b)
RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

New Hollstein no. 286.i
i/iv

Publications

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Visions and Revisions

February 15 - August 4, 2019

Master Prints from the Permanent Collection

June 21 - September 8, 1985
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