Lot 21
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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | Jan Cornelis Sylvius; and Clement de Jonghe, Printseller (B., Holl. 266, 272; New Holl. 124, 264; H. 111, 251)

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn and Others
  • Jan Cornelis Sylvius; and Clement de Jonghe, Printseller (B., Holl. 266, 272; New Holl. 124, 264; H. 111, 251)
  • first sheet: 175 by 152mm 6 7/8 by 6in
  • second sheet: 208 by 162mm 8 1/8 by 6 3/8 in
Etching, circa 1631, a very good impression of New Hollstein's second state (of three), though showing touches of wear along the right side of the subject's face; and New Holl. 264, etching and drypoint, 1651, New Hollstein’s eighth (final) state, on paper with a partial Arms of Colbert watermark (Hinterding A.a.2), framed

Provenance

New Holl. 124: Ex coll. Raffaele Alianello (L. 5k)

Condition

New Holl. 124: With small margins, in good condition, with unobtrusive, soft diagonal creases along the upper and lower corners of subject, tiny spots of ink in the upper margin, framed. New Holl. 264: With thread margins, trimmed along the plate mark in places, in good condition, with brown ink-staining along the extreme sheet edges, a few further pale brown ink stains in the upper part of the subject, framed. (New Holl. 264: A small printing defect on the subject's left shoulder is inherent to production).
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