Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Circumcision: Small Plate
ca. 1630
Etching, with touches of drypoint on paper.
Plate Mark: 88 x 64 mm
RvR 74
NHD number
NHD 55
Notes
Watermark: None.
Luke 2:21.
Less heavily inked and less contrast than RvR 75.
One of two impressions in the Library (see RvR 75).
Only one state according to Hind.
Luke 2:21.
Less heavily inked and less contrast than RvR 75.
One of two impressions in the Library (see RvR 75).
Only one state according to Hind.
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.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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