Lot 18
  • 18

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | Self-Portrait with Saskia (B., Holl. 19; New Holl. 158; H. 144)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn and Others
  • Self-Portrait with Saskia (B., Holl. 19; New Holl. 158; H. 144)
  • plate: 105 by 95mm 4 1/8 by 3 3/4 in
  • sheet: 108 by 96mm 4 1/4 by 3 7/8 in
Etching, 1636, a good though later impression of New Hollstein's first state (of four), printing with some wear beneath the subject's cap, framed

Condition

With narrow to thread margins, in generally good condition apart from paper discoloration (slightly uneven in places), the sheet adhered to a laid paper support at intervals verso (the verso unexamined), framed.
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