The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate
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.
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Gallery
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Title
The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate
Date
1651
Geography
Place made: Netherlands
Medium
Etching with touches of drypoint on laid paper
Classification
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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