Details: Rembrandt van Rijn, Simeon's Song of Praise, 1631
General information
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
Titel
Simeon's Song of Praise
Dating
1631
Object name
painting
Material and technical details
Technique
oil
Material
panel
Dimensions
height: 60.9 cm
width: 47.9 cm
width: 47.9 cm
Other details
Inscriptions
signed and dated: RHL. 1631
Inventory number
145
Origin
Probably Stadholder Frederik Hendrik, The Hague, 1632-1647; Adriaan Bout, The Hague, 1696-1733; his sale, The Hague, 1733 (for 430 guilders to Philip van Dijk); Prince William IV, the Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn; by inheritance to Prince William V, The Hague, 1763-1795; confiscated by the French, transferred to the Muséum Central des Arts/Musée Napoléon (Musée du Louvre), Paris, 1795-1815; Royal Picture Gallery, housed in the Prince William V Gallery, The Hague, 1816; transferred to the Mauritshuis, 1822
