Abraham Entertaining the Angels
Print
ca. 1656 (made)
ca. 1656 (made)
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Etching and drypoint depicting a man holding a cup, seated outside with a plate of food and either side of him sits two angels. There is also a man with a jug on the right, a woman peeking through the doorway on the left. In the background is a child with a bow facing away toward the landscape of hills and trees.
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Title | Abraham Entertaining the Angels (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Etching and drypoint |
Brief description | Etching and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Abraham entertaining the Angels', first state. Amsterdam, ca. 1656. |
Physical description | Etching and drypoint depicting a man holding a cup, seated outside with a plate of food and either side of him sits two angels. There is also a man with a jug on the right, a woman peeking through the doorway on the left. In the background is a child with a bow facing away toward the landscape of hills and trees. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Rembrandt f.1656 (Signed and dated) |
Credit line | Dalton Bequest |
Object history | Dalton Bequest |
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Accession number | E.1168-1900 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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