1938.65: Finding of Moses

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1938.65

People

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

Title

Finding of Moses

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th century

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/298231

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink over black chalk and touches of graphite on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

irregular: 21.5 x 27.8 cm (8 7/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: Paschal lamb with MT and crossed crooks below [similar to Heawood 2843 (Holland 1648) and vaguely like Churchill 456]
• watermark: verso, upper left, graphite: 127
• inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: 24 [encircled]
• inscription: veso, lower left, black chalk [?]: School of Rembrandt / ...5 [? illegible]
• inscription: former mat, lower right, graphite: [staff, ca. 1968]: ATTRIBUTED / To / REMBRANDT [underlined] / 1608-1669 / The attribution of the former owner is obviously too ambitious. / The drawing is not by Rembrandt, but an interesting example of his manner.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Mrs. Herbert N. Straus, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1938.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Herbert N. Straus

Accession Year

1938

Object Number

1938.65

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level