Rembrandt van Rijn
Jacob’s Ladder
1654
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Jacob’s Ladder
1654
Physical Qualities
Etching, drypoint, and engraving, Sheet: 110 x 75 mm. (4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.7824
One of four illustrations to Manasseh Ben Israel's "Piedra Gloriosa de la estatua de Nebuchadnesar," published in Amsterdam in 1655. Three of the four illustrations are in the Garrett Collection (see 1946.112.7824 - 1946.112.7826).
Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower left, in plate "Rembrandt. f. 1655." Verso: lower center in graphite "4"; lower left below University Library Cambridge mark, stamped in black ink, "AD.12.40-4"; lower left in graphite "101"; lower left in graphite "39944"; lower right in graphite "P2,4 for FHY"
Markings: CM: University Library, Cambridge (Lugt 2475); Claghorn
