Abraham's sacrifice, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Title(s)

Abraham's sacrifice

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-64

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 287-1(1)
• Bartsch 35
• Hollstein Dutch 35

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 1655’
• mark: Lugt 240

Artist

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

Dating

1655

Material

• paper

Technique

etching / drypoint

Measurements

height 157 mm × width 131 mm

What

• story of Abraham

Acquisition

transfer 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 247, cat.nr. 287
• Rembrandt and the Golden Age : highlights from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, cat.nr. 40
• Dutch and flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700, cat.nr. 35