Allegorical and fancy subjects SEE ALSO B 120, B 270 AND B 281

B 109

Death appearing to a wedded couple from an open grave. Only state. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1639. Haarlem.

B 110

The phoenix or the statue overthrown. With drypoint. Only state. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1658, in the shadows in the lower center. Haarlem.

The specific reference of the subject has not yet been conclusively identified.

B 111

The ship of fortune. Second state of two. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1633. Haarlem.

In this state the signature is partly burnished out. Served as an illustration for a book on the history of navigation by E. Herckmans, Der zee-vaert lof (In praise of sailing), Amsterdam 1634.

B 112

Medea: or the marriage of Jason and Creusa. With touches of drypoint. Fourth state of five. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1648. Haarlem.

Served as an illustration to the printed version of Jan Six’s play Medea, published in 1648. This is the state in which the signature and verses appear.

B 113

The star of the kings: a night piece. Only state. Haarlem.

About 1651. The subject shows how Dutch children celebrated the feast of Epiphany in the 17th century.

B 114

The large lion hunt. Second state of two. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1641. Paris, Rothschild collection.

This illustration is reduced.

Original size 22.4 X 30 cm.

B 115

The small lion hunt: with two lions. Only state. Haarlem.

About 1629.

B 116

The small lion hunt: with one lion. Only state. Haarlem.

About 1629.

B 117

A cavalry fight. Second state of two. Haarlem.

About 1632.

B 118

Three oriental figures [Jacob and Laban ?]. Second state of two. Signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1641, in reverse. Haarlem.

Perhaps Genesis 30:25-34.