Lot 59
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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | St Jerome Praying: Arched (B., Holl. 101; New Holl. 112; H. 94)

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • St Jerome Praying: Arched (B., Holl. 101; New Holl. 112; H. 94)
  • first sheet: 113 by 84mm 4 1/2 by 3 1/4 in
  • second sheet: 107 by 80mm 4 1/4 by 3 1/8 in
Etching, 1632, a good, delicate impression of this rare subject, New Hollstein's second state (of five), on paper with a Seven Provinces watermark (Hinterding A'-a-b); and The Crucifixion: Small Plate (New Holl. 143), etching, circa 1635, a later impression of New Hollstein's first state (of three), on wove paper

Provenance

New Holl. 112: Ex coll. Josef Camesina de Pomal (L. 429); Joseph Daniel Böhm (L. 271, L. 272 and L. 1442); A. Freiherr von Lanna (L. 2773); an unidentified collector's mark (not in Lugt)

Condition

New Holl. 112: With narrow margins, in good condition, remnants of previous hinging at sheet edges verso, unframed. New Holl. 143: With small margins, in good condition, a small loss at upper left sheet corner, slight thinning at upper left sheet edge, remnants of previous hinging at upper sheet corners verso, unframed.
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