Identification Title(s) Jacob's ladder Object type print Object number RP-P-1961-996 Catalogue reference New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 288b-1(4)Remark: fragment Bartsch 36-2(3), van gehele plaat (B-1)Remark: fragment Hollstein Dutch 36-2(3), van gehele plaat (B-1)Remark: fragment Inscriptions / marks signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 1655’ mark: Lugt 2228 mark: ‘Max Hausdorff’
Creation Artist print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object) after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn Dating 1655
Material and Technique Material paper Technique etching / drypoint Measurements height 110 mm × width 72 mm
Subject What the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down; usually with God at the top of the ladder
Acquisition and rights Credit line Mr and Mrs De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland Acquisition bequest 1961 Copyright Public domain
Documentation Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 248, cat.nr. 288b Dutch and flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700, cat.nr. 36
Persistent URL To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.35756
