Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Four Illustrations to Menasseh Ben Israel's 'Piedra Gloriosa' B. Jacob's Ladder
1655
Etching, burin and drypoint, on paper.
106 x 69 mm
RvR 48
NHD number
NHD 288b, III
Notes
Watermark: None.
From the divided plate.
Gen. 28:11-12.
See also RvR 44.
The rungs on the lower part of the ladder have been burnished in. (White and Boon)
From the divided plate.
Gen. 28:11-12.
See also RvR 44.
The rungs on the lower part of the ladder have been burnished in. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated below all four illustrations lower left, "Rembrandt f 1655".
Provenance
Henry Danby Seymour (1820-1877), London and Trent; 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.
Seymour, Henry Danby, 1820-1877, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Seymour, Henry Danby, 1820-1877, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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