Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Four Illustrations to Menasseh Ben Israel's 'Piedra Gloriosa' D. Daniel's Vision of Four Beasts
1655
Etching and engraving with drypoint on paper.
97 x 76 mm
RvR 51
NHD number
NHD 288d, II
Notes
Watermark: None.
From the undivided plate.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (see RvR 52), this one contrasty early impression.
See also RvR 44.
The two lines continued to the left border. (White and Boon)
From the undivided plate.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (see RvR 52), this one contrasty early impression.
See also RvR 44.
The two lines continued to the left border. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated below all four illustrations lower left, "Rembrandt f 1655".
Provenance
John Barnard (d. 1784), London; Carl Schlösser (1827-1884), Elberfeld; 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
Barnard, John, d. 1784, former owner.
Haden, Francis Seymour, 1818-1910, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Schlösser, Carl, 1827-1884, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Haden, Francis Seymour, 1818-1910, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Schlösser, Carl, 1827-1884, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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