The agony in the garden, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1652

Title(s)

The agony in the garden

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-143

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 269-1(3)
• Bartsch 75-1(1)
• Hollstein Dutch 75-1(1)

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f. 165-’
• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Artist

• print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn

Dating

c. 1652

Physical features

etching, drypoint with plate tone, printed on Japanese paper

Material

• Japanese paper (handmade paper)

Technique

etching / drypoint

Measurements

height 111 mm × width 82 mm

What

• Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, 'Oelberg' (Matthew 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-12)

Acquisition

transfer 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 213, cat.nr. 269
• Dutch and flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700, cat.nr. 75