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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G7289.3
People
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
Title
Jacob's Ladder
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Four illustrations to Menasseh Ben Israel's 'Piedra Gloriosa de la estatua de Nebuchadnesar' (Amsterdam, 1655)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1655
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/279836

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint with plate tone on tan Japanese paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
sheet: 11.1 x 7.2 cm (4 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Rembrandt f 1655
  • inscription: in plate, l.l.: Rembrandt f 1655
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: A.F.D. [within oblong border; A. Firmin-Didot (Lugt 119)]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: J. PEOLI [within palette-shaped border; J. Peoli (Lugt 2020)]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 7289/3
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 3 / 34.1 or 2 / 36.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
A. Firmin-Didot (Lugt 119).
J. Peoli (Lugt 2020).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/iv
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 288b, Bartsch 36, Hind 284, Rovinski 36 (3)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G7289.3
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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