Lot 16
  • 16

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (B., Holl. 69; New Holl. 139; H. 126)
  • etching
  • plate: 137 by 170mm 5 3/8 by 6 3/4 in
  • sheet: 155 by 193mm 6 1/8 by 7 5/8 in
Etching and drypoint, 1635, a good impression of the second (final) state, New Hollstein's second state (of four), the protagonists printing strongly but with some minor wear in the lower left corner, on paper with part of an indistinct watermark

Provenance

Ex coll. Ministère de l'Intérieur (not in Lugt)

Condition

With wide margins, in good condition apart from areas of discoloration at the sheet corners (mainly in the margins, extending slightly into the subject at right), with a short skilfully repaired tear in the lower left corner (well away from the plate mark), unframed.
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