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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
1651
Etching and drypoint on paper.
120 x 319 mm
RvR 330
NHD 257
Provenance:
George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Bibliography:
Stampfle, Felice et al. Rembrandt, experimental etcher. Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, no. 28.
Inscription:
Signed and dated lower left, "Rembrandt 1651".
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Watermark: Strasbourg lily over "4" and "W". Watermark, beta radiograph. Fleur-de-lis, crown, shield, "WR". 162022wm_RvR_330_B234_WM_beta.jpg
Fine impression in which the drypoint accents are strong. Vertical polishing marks and accidental tone resulting from false biting lend color to the sky. Marks at left are sign of early impression. (Boston 1969, no. 28)
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