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The Omval

Print
1825-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Marvy, Louis (print-makers)
Place of origin
France (made)

Etching depicting a landscape with a figure standing on banks of a river, on the left is large willow with a couple in the shadows. Across the river in the distance are buildings and a windmill.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Landscapes
Copies and Facsimiles
Object type
print
Titles
  • The Omval (published title)
  • The Omval, from the Amstel (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Etching by Louis Marvy, 'The Omval', after a work by Rembrandt. French, 1825-1850
Physical description
Etching depicting a landscape with a figure standing on banks of a river, on the left is large willow with a couple in the shadows. Across the river in the distance are buildings and a windmill.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
  • Width: 25.4cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
Production typeCopy
Marks and inscriptions
Louis Marvy d'apres Rembrandt etc. (signed)
Subjects depicted
River
Trees
Towns
Windmills
Place depicted
Amsterdam
Associated object
CAI.609 (Original)
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • 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).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
21254:11

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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