Image
Description
Maker
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Title
The Omval
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
etching, drypointSupports
Dimensions
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18.6 x 22.7 cm (7 5/16 x 8 15/16 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered LR: "Rembrandt 1645"
Inscribed in pen and ink, LL: "RH" [probably an attempt to forge the collector's mark of Richard Houlditch junior (Lugt 2214)]
Verso: stamped with the collector's marks of Peter Lely (London, 1618-1680; Lugt 2093) [possibly forged]; of Arthur Friederich Theodor Bohnenberger (Stuttgart, 1826-1893; Lugt 680 [partially erased]; and of J. Barnes Burt (Bath, d. 1953; Lugt 382b)
Inscribed in pen and ink with the collector's mark of Nathaniel Smith (London, second half of the 18th century; Lugt 2298) [probably forged]
Watermark: Strasbourg Lily (Hinterding E'.a.a.)
Marks: Watermark:Shield with fleur de lis Nathaniel Smith collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 22977) Peter Lely collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 382b) Richard Houlditch collector mark in black ink on recto (Lugt 2214) Identification
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State
ii/iiiStandard Reference Number
New Hollstein no. 221.ii Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers
Object Number
84.198.597 Type
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