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The Angel Ascending in the Flames of Manoah’s Sacrifice

Jakob Houbraken, Pierre-Jules Hutin, Rembrandt van Rijn, Willem Willem Drost

The Angel Ascending in the Flames of Manoah’s Sacrifice

1751-1761

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Jakob Houbraken, Pierre-Jules Hutin, Rembrandt van Rijn, Willem Willem Drost

The Angel Ascending in the Flames of Manoah’s Sacrifice

1751-1761

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 379 × 417 mm. (14 15/16 × 16 7/16 in.) Image: 347 × 408 mm. (13 11/16 × 16 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.12264
After the 1641 painting now attributed to Drost in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (inv. no.1563; Bredius 509). The painting was previously attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn.

Inscribed: Recto: in image, upper left, in plate "Rembrandt f /1641"; below image, lower left, in plate "P. Hutin del."; below image, lower right, in plate "J. Houbraken sculps."; below image, lower left and right, descriptions of the painting in three lines of text in Italian and three lines of text in French. Verso: lower left in graphite "8"; lower left in graphite "1851"; lower right in graphite "$4.00"

Markings: CM: Claghorn

Artist

Jakob Houbraken

Dutch, 1698-1780
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Artist

Pierre-Jules Hutin

French, 1723/24-1763
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Artist (previous attribution of painting)

Rembrandt van Rijn

Dutch, 1606-1669
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Artist

Willem Willem Drost

Dutch, c. 1630 - 1680
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