Four illustrations to Menasseh Ben Israel's 'Piedra Gloriosa'

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1655

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-65
  • Dimensionsheight 240 mm x width 161 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets, droge naald en burijn, met plaattoon

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • David and Goliath
    • Four illustrations to Menasseh Ben Israel's 'Piedra Gloriosa'
    • Jacob's ladder
    • Daniel's vision of the four beasts
    • The image seen by Nebuchadnezzar

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-65

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 1655’
    • collector's mark: Lugt 240

  • Catalogue reference

    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 288-2(3)
    • Bartsch 36-2(3), plaat (A-2, B-1, C-1, D-1)
    • Hollstein Dutch 36-2(3), plaat (A-2, B-1, C-1, D-1)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn

  • Dating

    1655

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets, droge naald en burijn, met plaattoon

  • Dimensions

    height 240 mm x width 161 mm

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