Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Four Illustrations to Menasseh Ben Israel's 'Piera Gloriosa' A. The image seen by Nebuchadnezzar
1655
Etching and engraving with drypoint, on paper.
96 x 76 mm
RvR 44
NHD number
NHD 288a, II
Notes
Watermark: None.
Background elaborated, so that the statue stands in a rocky niche (White and Boon).
Copies of the book with Rembrandt's illustrations exist in 'Paris' Dutuit, the Rembrandthuis, 'Amsterdam', the University Library, 'Leiden' and formerly in the Fairfax Murray collection. (White and Boon)
From the undivided plate.
Signature and date added (Hind / White and Boon).
The illustrations were designed for Samuel Manasseh Ben Israel, "Piedra gloriosa de la estatua de Nebuchadnesar", Amsterdam, 1655.
Background elaborated, so that the statue stands in a rocky niche (White and Boon).
Copies of the book with Rembrandt's illustrations exist in 'Paris' Dutuit, the Rembrandthuis, 'Amsterdam', the University Library, 'Leiden' and formerly in the Fairfax Murray collection. (White and Boon)
From the undivided plate.
Signature and date added (Hind / White and Boon).
The illustrations were designed for Samuel Manasseh Ben Israel, "Piedra gloriosa de la estatua de Nebuchadnesar", Amsterdam, 1655.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated below all four illustrations lower left, "Rembrandt f 1655".
Provenance
Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London and Arlesford; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Haden, Francis Seymour, 1818-1910, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, 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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