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Four Illustrations to a Spanish book: The undivided plate
Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Four illustrations printed from the same plate, clockwise from top left: The image seen by Nebuchadnezzar; Daniel's vision of the four beasts; David and Goliath; Jacob's Ladder. Cut and joined across the centre.
History note: John Barnard (Lugt 1419); George Hibbert [Lugt 2849], sale (Thomas Philipe) 17 April 1809 and 14 following days, lot 25 (13th day's sale) £2 to Samuel Woodburn.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Production date: AD 1655
III/III
Support
composed of
Oriental paper
( thick vellum-like paper, probably Japanese)
Plate
Height 274 mm
Width 160 mm
Sheet
Height 277 mm
Width 164 mm
Drypoint
Surface tone
Engraving
Etching
Inscription present: Lugt 932
Accession number: 23.K.5-44
Primary reference Number: 48132
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 288 iii/iii
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B36 (undivided plate) III/III
Biörklund/Barnard: BB55-C (undivided) III/III
Lugt: 1419
Lugt: 2849
Old location number: 38.7.18
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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