Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 - 1669
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
etching with engraving and drypoint on laid paper with a partial indistinct Grapes watermark (cf. Hinterding A-H)
1634
a fine, rich and black impression of New Hollstein's third state (of six), printing with clarity and dramatic chiaroscuro heightening the violent stampede, just starting to show a trace of wear under the angel's left wing
plate: 260 by 220 mm. 10¼ by 8⅝ in.
sheet: 274 by 232 mm. 10¾ by 9 in.
Bartsch, Hollstein 44; New Hollstein 125
