Abraham's Sacrifice

Date1655

Credit LineMuseum purchase; Rollins Acquisition Fund

Dimensions19 x 17 3/16 x 4 1/4 in. (48.3 x 43.7 x 10.8 cm)

Object number2014.041.001

Published ReferencesHotel Drouot, Paris, Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave de Rembrandt van Ryn forme par Henry Le Secq des Tournelles I (17 et 18 Avril 1905), 6, number 32.

ProvenanceEx coll. Pietro (1770-1819) and Giuseppe (1784-1861) Vallardi, Milan, Italy, (Lugt 2478). Ex coll. Jean-Louis-Henri Le Secq des Tournelles (1818-1882), Paris, France (Lugt 1336). With Hotel Drouot, Paris, France, April 17-18, 1905. Purchased by MCCM from Hill-Stone Inc., South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 35, Hollstein 35, and Hind 283

Status

Not on view

Collections

Works of Art on Paper

Technical NotesBeta radiography and transmitted light imaging reveal mold wires, indicating laid paper. The beta radiograph also reveals a watermark with the initials W.R. and a decorative line.