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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
1654
Etching and drypoint, printed on Japanese paper.
210 x 161 mm
RvR 130
NHD 286, I
Provenance:
John Heywood Hawkins (1803-1877), London and Bignor Park; Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884), London and Dalkeith; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Inscription:
Signed and dated lower left, "Rembrandt .f 1654" (the 'a' reversed).
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Watermark: None.
Matthew 27:57-59, Mark 15:43-46, Luke 24:50-53 and John 19:38-42.
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