REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | The Flight into Egypt: Small (B., Holl. 52; New Holl. 117; H. 105)

Etching, 1633, a good impression of New Hollstein's first state (of four); with The Flight into Egypt: Crossing a Brook (New Holl. 277), etching, 1654, a good though slightly later impression of New Hollstein's only state; and The Circumcision in the Stable (New Holl. 280), etching, 1654, a later impression of New Hollstein's fourth state (of five), on thick paper

New Holl. 117 with part of an indecipherable collector's mark

New Holl. 117: With thread margins, backed with a thin sheet of Japan paper, pale discoloration (mainly at the sheet edges), a short diagonal tear at the upper right corner, a tiny loss at the lower right corner, unframed. New Holl. 277: With narrow margins, in good condition apart from minor thinning at the upper sheet edge due to the removal of previous hinging, a small spot of skinning at the right sheet edge verso, unframed. New Holl. 280: Trimmed on or fractionally within the plate mark, otherwise in good condition apart from paper discoloration, tide lines verso showing through faintly in the upper part of the image recto, unframed.
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