The beheading of St John the Baptist, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Title(s)

The beheading of St John the Baptist

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1961-1038

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 183-1(3)
• Bartsch 92-1(2)
• Hollstein Dutch 92-1(2)

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f. 1640’
• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Artist

• print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn

Dating

1640

Material

• paper

Technique

etching / drypoint

Measurements

height 127 mm × width 103 mm

What

• the beheading of John the Baptist

Credit line

• Mr and Mrs De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

Acquisition

bequest 1961

Copyright

Public domain

• Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 55, cat.nr. 183
• Dutch and flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700, cat.nr. 92