PrintsDutch17th century

Three Oriental Figures

1641

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Medium

Etching and drypoint with considerable plate tone (posthumous impression) on white antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 14.4 x 11.2 cm (5 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

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