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The Baptism of the Eunuch

Print
1641 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching depicting a man kneeling in prayer beside a river and waterfall, there is bearded man standing over him. A young boy is holding clothing, along with a dog, is standing to the left. There is a man in armour, holding a spear, on horseback, left. In the background are a horse and carriage with a parasol, on the left are bushes and a waterfall with a town on a hill in the distance on the right.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Religion
Christianity
Object type
print
TitleThe Baptism of the Eunuch (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'The Baptism of the Eunuch', second state. Amsterdam, 1641.
Physical description
Etching depicting a man kneeling in prayer beside a river and waterfall, there is bearded man standing over him. A young boy is holding clothing, along with a dog, is standing to the left. There is a man in armour, holding a spear, on horseback, left. In the background are a horse and carriage with a parasol, on the left are bushes and a waterfall with a town on a hill in the distance on the right.
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
Rembrandt. f 1641 (Signed and dated)
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'oeuvre de Rembrandt (Vienna, 1797).
  • White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'oeuvre complet de Rembrandt, décrit et commenté, (Paris, 1859-61).
  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. (London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923).
  • Biörklund George. Rembrandt's Etchings, True and False: A Summary Catalogue in a Distinctive Chronological Order and Completely Illustrated, (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.414-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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