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The Angel departing from the Family of Tobias

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

Etching and drypoint depicting an angel departing to heaven top right of the print. Surrounding by a group of people, some are kneeling, and others are standing in a doorway.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Religion
Christianity
Object type
print
TitleThe Angel departing from the Family of Tobias (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching and drypoint
Paper (Fiber Product)
Etching (Printing Process)
Drypoint
Brief description
Etching and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'The Angel departing from the Family of Tobias', second state. Amsterdam, 1641.
Physical description
Etching and drypoint depicting an angel departing to heaven top right of the print. Surrounding by a group of people, some are kneeling, and others are standing in a doorway.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.4775cm (Note: Taken from Register of Engravings 1896-1901)
  • Width: 15.5575 (Note: Taken from Register of Engravings 1896-1901)
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
Rembrandt f 1641 (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Dalton Bequest
Object history
Dalton Bequest
Subjects depicted
Angel
Family
Tobias
Associated object
CAI.654
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). B.42.
  • 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'œuvre 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
E.1159-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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