Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
1640
Etching and drypoint on paper.
129 x 103 mm
RvR 144
NHD number
NHD 183, I
Notes
Watermark: None.
Matthew 14:3-11.
The spears and helmets of the soldiers to the left of the executioner barely visible.
There is a maculature in Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (White and Boon)
Matthew 14:3-11.
The spears and helmets of the soldiers to the left of the executioner barely visible.
There is a maculature in Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower left, "Rembrandt f. 1640".
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.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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