PrintsDutch17th century

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

c. 1657

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching, engraving and drypoint

Medium

Etching, engraving, and drypoint with plate tone on vellum (the reverse of a mariner's chart)

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 15.6 × 20 cm (6 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 15.8 × 20.4 cm (6 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Hermann Weber, Bonn (Lugt 1383), sale [Rudolph Weigel, Leipzig, April 28, 1856, no. 388]. Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to his nephew William Gray, gift; to Harvard University, 1857.

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