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Christ Before Pilate: Large Plate

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Christ Before Pilate: Large Plate
1635.
Etching and engraving on paper.
549 x 447 mm
RvR 121
NHD 155, III
Provenance: 
Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
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Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over "4" and "WR", (Strasbourg lily).

Notes: 

Luke 23:13-25 and John 19:8-16.
The right shoulder of the man in front of Pilate burnished out and Christ's right leg lengthened. (White and Boon)

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
School: 
Dutch
Century: 
17th century
Classification: 
Print
Department: 
Drawings and Prints