G7289.3: Jacob's Ladder

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G7289.3

People

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)

Title

Jacob's Ladder

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Four illustrations to Menasseh Ben Israel's 'Piedra Gloriosa de la estatua de Nebuchadnesar' (Amsterdam, 1655)

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1655

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/279836

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching and drypoint with plate tone on tan Japanese paper

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Dimensions

sheet: 11.1 x 7.2 cm (4 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: Rembrandt f 1655
• inscription: in plate, l.l.: Rembrandt f 1655
• collector's mark: verso, black stamp: A.F.D. [within oblong border; A. Firmin-Didot (Lugt 119)]
• collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: J. PEOLI [within palette-shaped border; J. Peoli (Lugt 2020)]
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 7289/3
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 3 / 34.1 or 2 / 36.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

A. Firmin-Didot (Lugt 119).
J. Peoli (Lugt 2020).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ii/iv

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 288b, Bartsch 36, Hind 284, Rovinski 36 (3)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund

Object Number

G7289.3

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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