Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Presentation in the Temple: Oblong Print
ca. 1640
Etching and drypoint on paper.
Plate Mark: 213 x 290 mm
RvR 77
NHD number
NHD 184, II
Notes
Luke 2:22-40.
Simeon wears a skull cap. His and the Virgin's garments shaded more darkly with drypoint. Joseph's beard shortened by burnishing. (White and Boon)
Simeon wears a skull cap. His and the Virgin's garments shaded more darkly with drypoint. Joseph's beard shortened by burnishing. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Strabourg Bend over letters "4" and "WR".
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.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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