Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Angel Departing form the Family of Tobias
1641
Etching and drypoint on paper.
103 x 156 mm
RvR 64
NHD number
NHD 189, II
Notes
Tobit 12
The back of Tobit's head is bald. The space enclosed by his beard and hand is white. The area above Tobias's head is shaded with open cross-hatching. (White and Boon)
The back of Tobit's head is bald. The space enclosed by his beard and hand is white. The area above Tobias's head is shaded with open cross-hatching. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower left, "Rembrandt f 1641".
Watermark: Basiisk threatening a church or house, with Basel crozier, over letters "RP".
Watermark: Basiisk threatening a church or house, with Basel crozier, over letters "RP".
Provenance
Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774), Paris; Cambridge University Library; Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884), London and Dalkeith; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Buccleuch, Walter Francis Scott, Duke of, 1806-1884, former owner.
Mariette, Pierre Jean, 1694-1774, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Mariette, Pierre Jean, 1694-1774, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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