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Jacob's Ladder

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
1655

Medium/Technique Etching, engraving, and drypoint
Dimensions Sheet: 11.3 x 7.2 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP412
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 036b; Hind 284 ii
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)

NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.