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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Shell
1650
Etching, engraving and drypoint on paper.
97 x 132 mm
RvR 234
NHD 247, I
Provenance: 
Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859), London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire; John Heywood Hawkins (1803-1877), London and Bignor Park; Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884), London and Dalkeith; George W. Vanderbilt (1827-1902); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Inscription: 

Signed and dated lower left, "Rembrandt f.1650".

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Watermark: None.

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