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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G3249
People
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
Title
Star of the Three Kings
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1651
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/279696

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 9.3 x 14.2 cm (3 11/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: Dr. / WA [linked] / Pr. [within a circular border; W. Ackermann (Lugt 791)]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 3249
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B. 113 / Ack 6 1/4 / 4503
  • watermark: partial: Foolscap [not listed in Hinterding, who does, however, list, v. 2, p. 281, several impressions of this print with three different Foolscap watermarks.]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
W. Ackermann.
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iv
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 263, Bartsch 113, Hind 254, R. 113

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G3249
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

Exhibition History

  • Rembrandt and the Aesthetics of Technique, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 09/09/2006 - 12/10/2006

Verification Level

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