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Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

1659
Etching, engraving and drypoint, on paper.
180 x 215 mm
RvR 149
NHD number
NHD 312, I
Notes
Acts 3:1-8.
Less heavy impression than RvR 150.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (See RvR 150).
Peter's right side is now straight. His cloak falls in a deeper curve on his chest, down to the level of his right below. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower left, "Rembrandt f. 1659.".
Watermark: Foolscap with seven points over three balls.
Provenance

Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.

Associated names
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School