Rembrandt van Rijn
The Entombment

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Artist Rembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669

CultureDutch

Titles

The Entombment
from the series Life of Christ

Datec. 1654

PlaceNetherlands

MediumEtching with drypoint and burin on laid paper, state III/IV

DimensionsPlate: 8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (20.6 × 16.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor

Object number52.18

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Provenance4th Earl of Ayelsford (1751-1812) and 5th Earl of Ayelsford (1786-1859), London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire (Lugt 58); J. L. H. Le Secq, said Des Tournelles (1818 - 1882), Paris (Lugt 1336); Private collection, by July 24, 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Art Institute of Chicago, March 20, 1973 - . (LN:73.14)

Exhibited: "Rembrandt: Master Etcher, Selections from Texas Collections," University of Texas, Austin, 8 July - 2 Sept 1979 (LN:79.9)

"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 September - 27 November 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Watermark, center: [coat of arms supported by two lions and three diagonal crosses, headed by crown]

Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 86, Hind 281, Münz 241, Biörkland 54-2

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