Cornelis Claesz. Anslo, Preacher

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
Cornelis Claesz. Anslo, Preacher
1641
Etching and drypoint on paper.
180 x 160 mm
RvR 365
NHD 197, I
Provenance: 
Wilhelm Koller (1829-1884), Vienna; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1902); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
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Signed and dated center right, "Rembrandt f 1641".
Watermark: None.

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Closely trimmed and bottom part of platemark lost.
Preparatory drawing, dated 1640, indented for transfer, but without chalk on the verso, in The British Museum, London (Benesch 758). (White and Boon)
Traces of partly burnished lines at the lower left. (White and Boon, modified)
With a white strip at the bottom of the plate greatly reduced by trimming.

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