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 52
NHD number
NHD 288d, II
Notes
Watermark: None.
From the divided plate.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (see RvR 51), this one later impression than RvR 51.
See also RvR 44.
From the divided plate.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (see RvR 51), this one later impression than RvR 51.
See also RvR 44.
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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