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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13393
People
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
Title
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Annunciation to the Shepherds
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1634
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262117

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 34.2 x 26.2 cm (13 7/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
plate: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
image: 25.9 x 21.8 cm (10 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Rembrandt.fe.
  • inscription: signed on plate, lower margin, right: Rembrandt f. 1634
  • inscription: verso, lower right, brown ink: 43
  • collector's mark: stamp: E De T Bechtel [Lugt 4707]
  • watermark: partially visible in lower margin: Foolscap with five-pointed collar [Hinterding v. 2, p. 128, K.a.b. He dates this paper, p. 391, to c. 1651.]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite number below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 13,393
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B 44 / FNX [illeg.]
  • inscription: verso, brown ink: F. Rechberger 1807 [Franz Rechberger (Lugt 2133)]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown ink: F Gawet 1801 [Franz Gawet (Lugt 1069)]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Franz Gawet, (1069), auction sale, 1844. There is a second inscription on the print, apparently in the same hand, that reads: F Pischberger [or perhaps Bechberger] 1807.
Edwin De Turck Bechtel (Lugt 4707), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iii/vi
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 125, Bartsch 44, Hind 120 iii/iii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin deT. Bechtel
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
M13393
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Ivan Gaskell, Rembrandt and the Aesthetics of Technique, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2006), checklist
  • Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, website, Fondation Custodia, 2015, under L. 4707

Exhibition History

  • Rembrandt: A Selection of his Works, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 10/18/1984 - 12/11/1984
  • Rembrandt and the Aesthetics of Technique, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 09/09/2006 - 12/10/2006

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