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The Baptism of the Eunuch |
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| H 7.19in x W 8.5in |
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| The Baptism of the Eunuch
1641
Original etching printed in black ink on China paper.
A very good, crisp and evenly printed late 17th / early 18th century impression of Bartsch's second and final state,
Signed and dated in the plate Rembrandt f. 1641.
Bartsch 98 ii/ii; Hind 182; Biorklund-Barnard 41-E; Usticke 98 ii/iv Usticke's second state of four, printed prior to the overall rebiting of the plate and the appearance of the diagonal scratch to the right of the head of the standing man, still showing subtle sulphur tinting in the sky.
The apostle Philip was ordered by an angel to fo on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. Walking along, he saw the chariot of a powerful Ethiopian official. The man was returning to his land, and sat in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah. Ordered by the Spirit of God to join th Ethiopian, Philip got the chance to expound scripture to him, and to convey the message of Christ. When they passes a body of water, the chamberlain asked Philip to baptize him (Act
8:26-39).
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