Image

RISDM 48-025.tif

Rembrandt van Rijn

Abraham's Sacrifice

Description

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Title

Abraham's Sacrifice

Year

1655

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

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]

Marks: Ambroise Firmin-Didot collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 119)
R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso
Louis Galichon collector mark in faded brown ink on verso (Lugt 1060)

Identification

State

Only state

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein no. 287

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

48.025

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Exhibition of Etchings by Rembrandt
Feb 05, 1949 – Mar 30, 1949
Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room
Sep 28, 1948 – Oct 30, 1948
Exhibition of 17th Century Prints--Armor Gallery
Feb 19, 1948 – Apr 15, 1948

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Tombstone

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Abraham's Sacrifice, 1655
Etching and drypoint on paper
15.6 x 13.2 cm (6 1/8 x 5 3/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 48.025

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