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Object Type
print
Museum number
1856,0308.794
Title
Object:
La présentation au temple
Series:
Galerie du Musée Napoléon
Series:
Musée Napoléon
Series:
Galerie Napoléon
Description
Plate 325: Simeon in the Temple; Simeon kneeling with the Christ Child on his lap, the Virgin and St Joseph crouching at right, Anna standing at centre, seen from behind, others onlooking; after Rembrandt. c.1804-1815 Etching and engraving
Producer name
After:
Rembrandt
Print made by:
Antoine Abraham Devilliers
Intermediary draughtsman:
Michał Płoński
School/style
French
Dutch
Production date
1804-1815
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
220 millimetres
Width:
148 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Plate 325 from 'Galerie du Musée Napoléon', see 1856,0308.625 for comment. After the 1631 painting by Rembrandt in the Mauritshuis, The Hague, inv.no.145 (Bredius 543).
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(2)
(Devilliers; after 1800)
Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings 1982-2005 / A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings
(I.A.34)
(graphic reproduction described)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
presentation in temple
Associated names
Representation of:
Holy Family
Representation of:
Simeon
Representation of:
Anna
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
George Willis
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1856,0308.794