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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13398
People
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
Title
Christ Preaching ("La Petite Tombe")
Other Titles
Original Language Title: La Petite Tombe
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1652
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262682

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 15.5 x 20.8 cm (6 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
sheet: 15.9 × 21.2 cm (6 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: stamp: E De T Bechtel [Lugt 4707]
  • watermark: center: Arms of Amsterdam [Hinterding v. 2, p. 36, ZZ.zz Hinterding indicates, p. 416, that Arms of Amsterdam watermarks occur only late in Rembrandt's lifetime, from c. 1656.]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 257 [underlined] / e/ti/-
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stap with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 13,398

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edwin De Turck Bechtel (Lugt 4707), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii ("white sleeve" impression)
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 298, Bartsch 67, Hind 256

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin deT. Bechtel
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
M13398
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, website, Fondation Custodia, 2015, under L. 4707

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