Lot 318
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669)
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller
Hammer Price: £2,600
Description
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669)
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller
Etching and drypoint, 1651, a good impression of New Hollstein's sixth or seventh state of (ten) with the two dots in the upper right corner, but without obvious signs of rework with mezzotint rocker, on laid paper with partial Strasbourg lily watermark, sheet 208 x 160 mm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, extreme upper and lower edges with support verso, possibly to secure some thinning, some spotting and surface dirt, minor damp-stain/shadowing to the upper section of the print (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 272; New Hollstein 264 vi-vii/x
Description
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669)
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller
Etching and drypoint, 1651, a good impression of New Hollstein's sixth or seventh state of (ten) with the two dots in the upper right corner, but without obvious signs of rework with mezzotint rocker, on laid paper with partial Strasbourg lily watermark, sheet 208 x 160 mm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, extreme upper and lower edges with support verso, possibly to secure some thinning, some spotting and surface dirt, minor damp-stain/shadowing to the upper section of the print (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 272; New Hollstein 264 vi-vii/x