Image

RISDM 49-384.tif

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Circumcision in the Stable

Description

Maker

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669), designer

Title

The Circumcision in the Stable

Year

1654

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

Dimensions

9.5 x 14.4 cm (3 3/4 x 5 11/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Signed and dated, UL:Rembrandt (d reversed) f 1654; signed and dated, center of left edge:Rembrandt/f 1654
Collectors' marks: verso: LL: stamp, brown ink, R.I.S.D. mark (Lugt L2053.d); stamp, brown ink, 'Dames.' (stamp doesn't match other Dames. stamps found in Lugt)

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso
H. Dames collector mark in brown ink on verso (Lugt 6526)

Identification

State

State: iv/v

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George Pierce Metcalf in memory of Mary Helena Dey

Object Number

49.384

Type

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Tombstone

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669), designer
The Circumcision in the Stable, 1654
Etching on paper
9.5 x 14.4 cm (3 3/4 x 5 11/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mrs. George Pierce Metcalf in memory of Mary Helena Dey 49.384

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