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The Father of the Bride Arranging Her Dowry
Public Domain

Georg Friedrich Schmidt and Rembrandt van Rijn

The Father of the Bride Arranging Her Dowry

1770

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The Father of the Bride Arranging Her Dowry

1770

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 253 x 201 mm. (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.) Plate: 233 x 181 mm. (9 3/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.7658

Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower left, in plate "Rembrand. pinx: 1641.; below image, lower right, in plate "G F Schmidt fec. aqua for: 1770"; below image, lower center, in plate three lines of text beginning "Le Pere de la finacée reglant sa dot [...]"; below image, lower left, in graphite "J129-" Verso: center in graphite indecipherable; lower left in graphite diamond with "12411"; lower left in graphtie indecipherable; lower center in graphite "717"; lower center ing raphite "6"; lower right in graphtite "No 129."; lower right in graphite "129"

Markings: CM: Antonio Cesare Poggi (Lugt 617); Claghorn

Artist

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

German, 1712-1775

German, 1712-1775
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Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Dutch, 1606-1669

Dutch, 1606-1669
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