Lot 62
  • 62

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606-1669

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • the star of the kings: a night piece (b., holl. 113; h. 254; bb. 51-1)
  • 95 by 143mm; 3 3/4 by 5 5/8 in
Etching with drypoint, circa 1651, a good impression of the only state, on paper with a Foolscap watermark (cf. Ash-Fletcher pp. 119 Ka), printing with burr on the star, with margins, inscribed 112 in light brown ink at lower right corner, otherwise in good condition

Provenance

Ex coll. Sir Edward Astley (L. 2775); with another unidentified (WL in oval)