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Christ stands among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.

Christ curses the Pharisees. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.

Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Wood engraving by H. Linton after T. Beech (?) after Rembrandt, 1649.

John baptises Christ in the Jordan. Engraving by P. Galle, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Engraving by T. Phillibrown after B. West.

Christ among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching by Rembrandt, 1649.

Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching by T. Worlidge, 1758, after Rembrandt, 1649.

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Lithograph after Benjamin West.

Christ heals a man with dropsy while the Pharisees and lawyers criticise him for healing on a Sunday; Pharisees feast in the background; children play with a donkey on the right. Engraving by E. Rouargue.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 3.13-17; Mark 1.9-13; Luke 3.21-22. John 1.29-32. John the Baptist carries a flag attached to his reed cross. It reads: "Ecce agnus dei". John has his eyes turned up towards the light of the Holy Spirit. Two priests, Pharisees or Sadducees, watch the scene from top-left

1 print : lithograph ; image 32.9 x 43.8 cm

The baptism of Christ. Lithograph by M. Fanoli, 1849, after G. Jäger.

Inset shows two cherubs in clouds around the dazzling sacred tetragrammaton
The sick proceed out of the dimness of one side of the print towards the half-light in which Christ stands. On the other side, behind two anxious apostles (Peter is closest to Christ), the Pharisees dispute in a glaring light. A woman stands in front of Christ with her baby; a rich young man next to her has his hand clasped to his face. A camel enters from the dark side, behind a cart carrying a child. K.G. Boon, in 'Rembrandt: the complete etchings' (Thames & Hudson : London, 1963), suggests that the print is known as 'The hundred guilder print' because the subject matter is too huge for a simple title; it combines "in one representation the whole nineteenth chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, wherein the essence of Christ's ministry is set forth"

1 print : etching ; platemark 25.1 x 28.8 cm

Subject described in Matthew 4.24; similar scenes are also described in e.g. Matthew 11.5, 21.14; Luke 7.22
Pharisees glower on the left. The paralysed woman on the right side of the picture has been said to be a portrait of Mrs Benjamin West, who was by 1811 in declining health; she died in 1814. The sick man in the foreground has been identified as Redmond Barry, the (later blind) brother of the painter James Barry: see von Erffa and Staley

1 print : lithograph ; image 41.5 x 56.5 cm

Bible. N.T. Matthew 11.5, 21.14; Luke 7.22. Pharisees glower on the left

1 print : line engraving ; image 12.1 x 18.9 cm

Bible. N.T. Matthew 23. Although the biblical passage referred to is a diatribe against the Pharisees, the image shows the Pharisees in attitudes of thought and doubt, as if they are engaging in one of the many doctrinal arguments with Christ recounted in the Bible

1 print : etching ; platemark 24.8 x 27.5 cm

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The baptism of Christ. Lithograph by M. Fanoli, 1849, after G. Jäger.

Christ stands among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Lithograph after Benjamin West.

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Engraving by T. Phillibrown after B. West.

Christ curses the Pharisees. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.

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The baptism of Christ. Lithograph by M. Fanoli, 1849, after G. Jäger.

Christ stands among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Lithograph after Benjamin West.

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Engraving by T. Phillibrown after B. West.

Christ curses the Pharisees. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.

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