Christ presented to the people: oblong plate, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Title(s)

Christ presented to the people: oblong plate

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-611

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 290-7(8)
• Bartsch 76-7(8)
• Hollstein Dutch 76-7(8)

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f. 1655’
• collector's mark: Lugt 240
• inscription: ‘2359’
• inscription: ‘f 12 - gulde --’
• inscription: ‘6de druk extra raar (...) niet beschreeven door Barch’

Artist

• print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn
• after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn

Dating

1655

Physical features

drypoint with plate tone and pen in black, printed on Japanese paper

Material

• Japanese paper (handmade paper)
• ink

Technique

drypoint / pen

Measurements

height 360 mm × width 450 mm

What

• Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6)

Acquisition

transfer 1816

Copyright

Public domain

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