Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Baptism of the Eunuch
1641
Etching, with touches of drypoint on paper.
178 x 213 mm
RvR 155
NHD number
NHD 186, II
Notes
Watermark: None.
Acts 8:26-39.
Cf. the drawing in Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (Benesch 488). (White and Boon)
Further shading added to the waterfall and the bank on the right, with the burin.
Acts 8:26-39.
Cf. the drawing in Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (Benesch 488). (White and Boon)
Further shading added to the waterfall and the bank on the right, with the burin.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt.f 1641".
Provenance
George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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