Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses'
1653
Drypoint on paper.
385 x 450 mm
RvR 123
NHD number
NHD 274, II
Notes
Matthew 27:33-56, Mark 15:21-41 and Luke 23:33-48.
Margins ca. 1 mm
The figure at the right margin has been darkened by shading.
The use of surface tone in this impression is very comparable to that in the first state belonging to the Library (see RvR 122). (Boston 1969, no. 56)
Margins ca. 1 mm
The figure at the right margin has been darkened by shading.
The use of surface tone in this impression is very comparable to that in the first state belonging to the Library (see RvR 122). (Boston 1969, no. 56)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Strasbourg bend. (Heawood 63).
Provenance
Henry Brodhurst (ca. 1860), Dale Close and Mansfield; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Brodhurst, Henry, active 1849-1872, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 56.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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