Identification title(s): presentation of christ in the temple. Object type: sketchbook sheet object number: rp-t-1990-158-6(r). Inscriptions / marks: annotation, handwritten in pencil: 'after etching by rembrandt/ bartsch 51' (in a later hand. ) description: simeon sits in a temple room with the christ child in his arms. Drawing of a picture in a frame. Sheet 6 recto from a sketchbook with 49 sheets. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: abraham du belije, after a print by: rembrandt van rijn. Date: 1666. Physical characteristics: black chalk, pen in black and brush in yellow and gray. Material: paper chalk watercolor ink technique: pen / brush explanation copy after a print by rembrandt (bartsch 51). Subject: what: presentation of the christ-child in the temple, usually simeon (and anna) present (luke 2:22-39), frame of painting, etc. Acquisition: purchase 1990. Date: 1666.
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