id:			147527
accession number:	1973.37
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.37
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:34.615000

Adam and Eve, 1638. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching; sheet: 16.5 x 11.7 cm (6 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.); platemark: 16.2 x 11.6 cm (6 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1973.37

title:				Adam and Eve
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creation date:			1638
creation date earliest:		1638
creation date latest:		1638
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Netherlands
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hollstein 28 (XVIII.13)

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CREATORS

* Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 16.5 x 11.7 cm (6 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.); Platemark: 16.2 x 11.6 cm (6 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
state of the work:	ii/ii
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	description:	cream(3) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower center, in plate: Rembrandt· f·1638· ; lower right, in pen and brown ink: a/d ; VERSO, upper right, pen and ink: [illegible] ; lower center, in pen and brown ink (faded): [WR?] ; lower center, in graphite: [illegible] ; lower right, in graphite: [illegible] 
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1973
	opening date:   1974-01-30T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1973</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).

	title:		Eight Masters of the Print
	opening date:   1980-10-14T04:00:00
	<i>Eight Masters of the Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).

	title:		Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle
	opening date:   1984-01-24T05:00:00
	<i>Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-May 25, 1984).

	title:		Drawn to the Body: The Human Figure and the Graphic Arts, 1500-1900
	opening date:   1999-03-14T00:00:00
	<i>Drawn to the Body: The Human Figure and the Graphic Arts, 1500-1900</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-May 23, 1999).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 14 - May 23, 1999.  "Drawn to the Body:  The Human Figure and the Graphic Arts, 1500 - 1900."', 'opening_date': '1999-03-14T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Alexander Beugo (19th century), London, stamped (twice) (Lugt 81, without exterior frame), verso, upper left and lower left, in black ink. Richard Dawnay (born 1903), Viscount Downe and Baron Dawnay of Danby, Scarborough. purchased from (David Tunick, Inc.)
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