REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Bust of an old Woman in a furred Cloak and heavy Headdress

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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Bust of an old Woman in a furred Cloak and heavy Headdress
etching, circa 1629, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of this rare print, New Hollstein's eighth state (of ten), with thread margins, a flattened vertical crease, a few tiny repairs at the left sheet edge, otherwise in very good condition
Plate 58 x 54 mm., Sheet 59 x 55 mm.

Provenance

August Artaria (1807-1893), Vienna (Lugt 33); his sale, Artaria & Co., Vienna, 6 May 1896 (and following days), lot 937 ('Schöner Druck') (26 Kr.; to Davidsohn).
Paul Davidsohn (1839-1924?), London, Vienna & Berlin (Lugt 654).
K. J. Gottstein (20th century), Vienna (Lugt 1169bis).

Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 355; Hind 82, New Hollstein 25

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Lot Essay

The illustration of the seventh state in New Hollstein's catalogue appears to be of an eighth state impression. The present impression is of New Hollstein's eighth state, with the neck and collar, where previously white, shaded over with the burin.

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