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The Circumcision in the Stable
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654
All of Rembrandt’s etchings are pulled from a copperplate. To make an etching, he would cover the plate with a mixture of resin and beeswax, then draw through that surface with a needle to expose the metal. The plate was immersed in acid, which ‘bites’ grooves in these exposed areas. When the plate was inked and put through a printing press with a sheet of paper, an impression of the design appears on the paper.
- Artwork typecopper plate
- Object numberRP-D-1993-1
- Dimensionsheight 97 mm x width 147 mm
- Physical characteristicsgeïnkte en geverniste etsplaat