The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Caption

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate, 1651. Etching with touches of drypoint on laid paper, Plate: 6 3/8 x 5 1/16 in. (16.2 x 12.9 cm) Sheet: 6 9/16 x 5 1/4 in. (16.7 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 25.115.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate

Date

1651

Geography

Place made: Netherlands

Medium

Etching with touches of drypoint on laid paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Plate: 6 3/8 x 5 1/16 in. (16.2 x 12.9 cm) Sheet: 6 9/16 x 5 1/4 in. (16.7 x 13.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed, lower center in plate: "Rembrandt f. 1651"

Inscriptions

Verso in graphite: "from Frank Howard"

Markings

Watermarks: "Coat of arms with HW

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt

Accession Number

25.115

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