Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 19.9 x 15 cm (7 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance: John MacGowan, second half 18th-century, Edinburgh [According to Leona Prasse, on cataloging sheet, the stamp (Lugt 1496) is very faint. I could not find it.]. Edward Smith, Jr., second half 19th-century, London, stamp (Lugt 2897), verso, lower left, in black. purchased from (Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York); John L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio; gift, 1942
Inscriptions: upper center, in plate: Rembrandt / f 1656 ; center right, in plate: Joannes Lutma Aurifex / Natus Groningae ; VERSO, upper center, in graphite: a ; lower left, in graphite: MK / 15405 ; lower left, in pen and brown ink: [illegible] ; lower center, in graphite: 5242 ; lower center, in graphite: UV ; lower center, in graphite: 121 ; lower right, in graphite: B 276 / Gs 273 / Bl 18n ; lower right, in graphite: 9573[underlined] ; lower right, in graphite: [4?]
Department: Prints
Culture: Netherlands, 17th century
Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Severance
Collection: PR - Etching
Accession Number: 1942.759
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