30 January 1747: sale of the collection of Jonathan Richardson, sen. at Cock, lot no. 67, for £11.5s (as ‘One, “Rembrandt”, Christ carrying to the Sepulchre’) (?)

1761: given to the British Museum, London, by John Christman (as ‘a fine drawing of the ‘Raising of Lazarus’ after the manner of Rembrandt’) (?)

Guide to an exhibition of drawings and etchings by Rembrandt and etchings by other masters in the British Museum, British Museum, London, 1899, cat. no.  A 3, p. 5, as ‘Entombment of Christ. Red chalk. From the Richardson sen. collection. Fawkener. Originally a composition for the Raising of Lazarus. Lazarus is seen r. raising his head: Christ stands above the tomb. his face partially obliterated. Compare the etchings by Lievens (no. 298) and Rembrandt himself (no. 98). Then a new group was introduced, in which the body of Christ is being lowered towards the tomb. 1630: dated’.

Drawings and etchings by Rembrandt, British Museum, London, 1938, cat.: Summary list of the drawings and etchings by Rembrandt in the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, cat. no.  2.

Rembrandt and his succession. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, London, 1956 to commemorate the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt, British Museum, London, 1956–1957, cat. no.  6, p. 22.

Rembrandt and the Passion. Prints and drawings, British Museum, London, 9 February 1984–29 April 1984, in-house catalog, cat. no.  8.

Rembrandt en zijn voorbeelden/Rembrandt and his sources, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, 2 November 1985–5 January 1986, cat. no.  8.

Drawings by Rembrandt and his circle in the British Museum, British Museum, London, 26 March 1992–4 August 1992, ISBN 9780714116402, cat. no.  15.

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