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The Circumcision in the Stable

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

The Circumcision in the Stable

1654
Etching on paper.
Plate Mark: 97 x 146 mm
RvR 72
NHD number
NHD 280, III
Notes
Watermark: None.
Margins 1.5-2 mm
Luke 2:21.
See also RvR 71.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated upper left, "Rembrandt f 1654" ('d' reversed) and center left: "Rembrandt f 1654".
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