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Christ Preaching ("La Petite Tombe")

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

Christ Preaching ("La Petite Tombe")

ca. 1657
Etching and drypoint on paper.
Plate Mark: 156 x 209 mm
RvR 103
NHD number
NHD 298, I
Notes
Watermark: None.
One of two impressions in the Library (see RvR 104).
Only one state.
The title 'la petite tombe', first given by Gersaint, is based on a misunderstanding of the description given in Clement de Jonghe's inventory 'La tombisch plaatjens', which probably refers to a member of the La Tombe family. (White and Boon)
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