Abraham's Sacrifice

Abraham's Sacrifice

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Description
Mezzotint after painting by Rembrandt once in the Gallery at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Now in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Print removed from George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 2. Marsh probably wrote the numeral 33 in pencil in the lower right margin. Notation on mounting sheet indicates the print was taken out for framing in 1894. SI Secretary's Library stamp embossed in lower left margin.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
print
mezzotint
Object Type
Mezzotint
date made
1781
original artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
publisher
Boydell, John
engraver
Murphy, John
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
Physical Description
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 52.25 cm x 37.5 cm; 20 9/16 in x 14 3/4 in
plate: 50.5 cm x 35.5 cm; 19 7/8 in x 13 31/32 in
ID Number
1978.0534.03.35
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.03.35
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
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Data Source
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