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St. Jerome Praying: Arched

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

St. Jerome Praying: Arched

1632
Etching on paper.
sheet: 111 x 83 mm; plate mark: 108 x 80 mm
RvR 159
NHD number
NHD 112, I
Notes
Watermark: None.
Lion and the cave retouched with burin.
One of two impressions of state II in the Library (see RvR 160).
Preparatory drawing in Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Benesch 59). (White and Boon)
The right half of the arch that was not continuous in previous state, now defined.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated, "Rembrandt ft.1632".
Provenance

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.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School