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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Abraham's Sacrifice1655

Not on view
Etching in fine black lines on cream paper, two figures — a winged youth restraining an elderly bearded man holding a dagger — in a rocky setting with dense crosshatched shading
Artist or Maker
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Northern Netherlands, 1606-1669
Title
Abraham's Sacrifice
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1655
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (15.88 × 13.34 cm) Image: 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (15.88 × 13.34 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Engel
Accession Number
M.78.144
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Curatorial Notes
New Hollstein 287, only state
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.