Rembrandt van Rijn
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
1653
Physical Qualities
Etching and drypoint, Sheet: 217 x 170 mm. (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Plate: 210 x 161 mm. (8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.7821
As documented in New Hollstein, the reworking of the plate in the 3rd state is not by the hand of Rembrandt. The changes to the plate are most noticeable in the shadows.
Inscribed: Recto: in image, lower left. in plate "Rembrandt. f 1684" Verso: center in graphite "234"; lower left in graphite indecipherable
Markings: CM: Henry Foster Sewall (Lugt 1309) WM: unidentified, letters "DG"
