Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Jupiter and Antiope: The Larger Plate
1659
Etching with drypoint, printed on Japanese paper.
138 x 205 mm
RvR 289
NHD number
NHD 311, II
Notes
Watermark: None.
An even gray film of ink combines with the luminous yellow paper to produce a color effect peculiar to Rembrandt. (Boston 1969, no. 114)
Before reworking and inscription. (White and Boon)
One of two impressions of state I in the Library (see RvR 288).
An even gray film of ink combines with the luminous yellow paper to produce a color effect peculiar to Rembrandt. (Boston 1969, no. 114)
Before reworking and inscription. (White and Boon)
One of two impressions of state I in the Library (see RvR 288).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower center, "Rembrandt f 1659."
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.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 114.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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