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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Entombment
ca. 1654
Etching and drypoint on paper.
211 x 161 mm
RvR 136
NHD 284, IV
Provenance: 
Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi, London, May 1927.
Bibliography: 
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 85.
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Watermark: Foolscap with seven points over three balls [Heawood 2004, Churchill 346].

Notes: 

Matthew 27:60, Mark 15:46-47, Luke 23:53 and John 19:41-42.
Further diagonal shading added to the projecting block. An impression with slight surface tone. (Boston 1969, no. 85)

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