Lot 12
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House
Hammer Price: £2,800
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House
Etching and drypoint, 1648, a good but later impression of the third state (of five), on laid paper without watermark, before re-work to the shadows and arch, sheet 167 x 126 mm (6 1/2 x 4 3/8 in), thread margin or trimmed just within the platemark, repaired split above the signature and minor restoration to lower right corner, faint damp-stain to upper quadrant, even toning and minor surface dirt (unframed)
Literature:
New Hollstein 243 iii/v
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House
Etching and drypoint, 1648, a good but later impression of the third state (of five), on laid paper without watermark, before re-work to the shadows and arch, sheet 167 x 126 mm (6 1/2 x 4 3/8 in), thread margin or trimmed just within the platemark, repaired split above the signature and minor restoration to lower right corner, faint damp-stain to upper quadrant, even toning and minor surface dirt (unframed)
Literature:
New Hollstein 243 iii/v