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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M12900
People
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
Title
The Descent from the Cross, by Torchlight
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1654
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/259969

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 21.1 x 16.3 cm (8 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, at lower edge of shroud: Rembrandt. f. 1654
  • inscription: lower center, in shroud, brown ink: 541 [with illegible mark above]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 12,900
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B. 83 I. / c. 20714

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iv
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 286, Bartsch 83, Hind 280

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Arnold Knapp
Accession Year
1953
Object Number
M12900
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Rembrandt: A Selection of his Works, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 10/18/1984 - 12/11/1984

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