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Rembrandt van Rijn

The Omval

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Title

The Omval

Year

1645

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

Dimensions

18.6 x 22.7 cm (7 5/16 x 8 15/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LR: "Rembrandt 1645"

Inscribed in pen and ink, LL: "RH" [probably an attempt to forge the collector's mark of Richard Houlditch junior (Lugt 2214)]

Verso: stamped with the collector's marks of Peter Lely (London, 1618-1680; Lugt 2093) [possibly forged]; of Arthur Friederich Theodor Bohnenberger (Stuttgart, 1826-1893; Lugt 680 [partially erased]; and of J. Barnes Burt (Bath, d. 1953; Lugt 382b)

Inscribed in pen and ink with the collector's mark of Nathaniel Smith (London, second half of the 18th century; Lugt 2298) [probably forged]

Watermark: Strasbourg Lily (Hinterding E'.a.a.)

Marks: Watermark:Shield with fleur de lis Nathaniel Smith collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 22977) Peter Lely collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 382b) Richard Houlditch collector mark in black ink on recto (Lugt 2214)

Identification

State

ii/iii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein no. 221.ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.597

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
The Omval, 1645
Etching and drypoint on paper
18.6 x 22.7 cm (7 5/16 x 8 15/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.597

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