The Goldsmith

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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
The Goldsmith
etching and drypoint, 1655, on thick laid paper, without watermark, a good but later impression of New Hollstein’s second state (of three), printing with a light plate-tone, with narrow margins, in very good condition; with two other prints by Rembrandt and seven after Rembrandt

Plate 93 x 142 mm., Sheet 95 x 144 mm. (B. 113) (and smaller)
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Provenance

Johann Matthias Ranftl (1804-1854) and Aloisia Ranftl (d. 1869); bequeathed to the Künstlerhaus Vienna in 1869.

Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 123; Hind 285; New Hollstein 289

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Lot Essay

Also included in this lot are: The Hurdy-Gurdy Player followed by Children at the Door of a House ('The Schoolmaster') (B. 128; New Holl. 191), etching, 1641, on stiff wove paper, without watermark, a later impression of New Hollstein’s second state (of four); with The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece (B. 113; New Holl. 263), etching, engraving and drypoint, circa 1651, on wove paper, a good but later impression of New Hollstein’s second state (of four); and seven prints after Rembrandt

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