Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Four Illustrations to Menassah Ben Israel's 'Piedra Gloriosa' B. Jacob's Ladder
1655
Etching and engraving with drypoint, printed on Japanese paper.
106 x 69 mm
RvR 47
NHD number
NHD 288b, I
Notes
None.
From the undivided plate.
Impression with surface tone.
Only the upper part of the ladder is visible (R.124). (White and Boon)
Gen. 28:11-12.
See also RvR 44.
From the undivided plate.
Impression with surface tone.
Only the upper part of the ladder is visible (R.124). (White and Boon)
Gen. 28:11-12.
See also RvR 44.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated below all four illustrations lower left, "Rembrandt f 1655".
Provenance
Martin Folkes (1690-1754), London; John Barnard (d.1784), London; Carl Schlösser (1827-1884), Elberfeld; Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London and Arlesford; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Barnard, John, d. 1784, former owner.
Folkes, Martin, 1690-1754, former owner.
Haden, Francis Seymour, 1818-1910, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Schlösser, Carl, 1827-1884, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Folkes, Martin, 1690-1754, former owner.
Haden, Francis Seymour, 1818-1910, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Schlösser, Carl, 1827-1884, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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