Lot Essay
There is a close correspondence with Rembrandt's etching of 1637 of the same subject, (Bartsch, 50, p. 20, no. 30)
Details
CHRISTIAN WILHELM ERNST DIETRICH* (1712-1774)
The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael
oil on copper
15 3/8 x 12½in. (39 x 31.7cm.)
The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael
oil on copper
15 3/8 x 12½in. (39 x 31.7cm.)
Provenance
W. R. Woolcroft, 2 Clifton Drive, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, Dec. 21, 1951, lot 152 as Rembrandt
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, Dec. 21, 1951, lot 152 as Rembrandt